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← ScienceWhich consequence results when high momentum electrons encounter silicon band bending?
A)Zener tunneling becomes consequential readily✓
B)Impurity scattering is dramatically increased
C)Recombination rates are heavily minimized
D)Dielectric breakdown risk is somewhat reduced
💡 Explanation
Enhanced Zener tunneling becomes appreciable at high electron momentum owing to band bending because the increased kinetic energy increases the probability of traversing the potential barrier via quantum tunneling; therefore, electrons jump bands rather than undergoing reflection.
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