A zener diode is made by
A
heavily doping both 
- and 
-sides of a 
junction diode
- and -sides of a junction diode B
heavily doping the 
-side and lightly doping the 
-side of a 
junction diode
-side and lightly doping the -side of a junction diode C
lightly doping the 
-side and heavily doping the 
-side of a 
junction diode
-side and heavily doping the -side of a junction diode D
lightly doping both 
- and 
-sides of a 
- 
junction diode
- and -sides of a - junction diode
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A
Zener diode is heavily doped so as to maintain a strong electric field in depletion region 
to reduce reverse breakdown voltage.
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