Which mechanism causes an electron to cross band gap in resonant tunneling diode at specific voltage?

💡 Explanation

When voltage matches energy levels within quantum well, resonant tunneling allows electrons to tunnel through potential barriers because wave functions inside/outside the well interfere constructively increasing transmission probability. Therefore, quantum tunneling is the prime mechanism, rather than thermionic emission, avalanche multiplication, Zener breakdown which require different physical processes.

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