In these applications, stabistors offer improved dynamic impedance (voltage change vs. current) than low voltage zener diodes where tunneling instead of avalanche current is dominant.
There are different types of discrete diodes which include zener diodes, schottky diodes, laser diodes, transient protection diodes, radio frequency and microwave diodes, and small signal diodes.
His semiconductor work included practical guides to components like integrated circuits, solar cells, zener diodes, varactors, thermistors, varistors, and field-effect transistors.