Which mechanism impacts electron mobility when impurities distort a crystal lattice?

💡 Explanation

Decreased mean free path length dominates electron behavior in distorted lattices because the distorted lattice introduces scattering centers, limiting electron travel via phonon scattering, therefore reducing mobility, rather than affecting phonon resonant frequency at such modest distortion levels.

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