The Wikipedia page on Zeners has link at the bottom of the page under 'Further Reading' for a free download of an On Semi handbook on Zeners and MOV's etc. Its a 127 page book but only a 1Mb file. There is a lot of useful info in there.
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Zener diode - Wikipedia
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Zener diode - Wikipedia