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← ScienceWhich mechanism causes increasing electrical resistance in a doped semiconductor crystal used at high temperatures?
A)Increased electron-phonon scattering✓
B)Enhanced quantum tunneling effects
C)Reduced vacancy concentration gradients
D)Stabilization of interface trap charges
💡 Explanation
Increased temperatures excite more phonons. Increased electron-phonon scattering reduces electron mobility, therefore increasing resistance; rather than seeing quantum tunneling. The increased phonon-electron interactions dominate because of the higher thermal energy.
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