Abstract
The rectifying action of a silicon crystal valve is a property of the contact between the silicon and a metal ‘cat's-whisker’. In order to complete the circuit it is necessary to have a second silicon – metal contact the resistance of which must be small compared with that of the rectifying contact, so that the rectifying action is not cancelled out by the second contact.
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PUTLEY, E. A Silicon - Metal Contact Resistance. Nature 160, 710–711 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1038/160710b0
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