What Happens When Two Diodes Are Separated by an Insulator?

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What would happen if we put two diodes together with an insulator in between?

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Without context as to how this arrangement is hooked to a current or voltage source at which node, and where if any load is hooked, all that you can say is what you already have.
 
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PN junctions very close to each other are common sight on any chip/wafer: but as you can see they are doing very different things depending on the actual device.
 
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What would happen if we put two diodes together with an insulator in between?

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Depends on the thickness of the insulator... 😉

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PIN_diode

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