Which mechanism closes the band gap when applying intense pressure to germanium?

💡 Explanation

Increased pressure forces atoms closer, enhancing the orbital wavefunction overlap, which broadens the energy bands and reduce the band gap, eventually closing it; therefore orbital overlap is increased rather than electron scattering affecting band closure.

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