Which outcome increases when the tunneling barrier narrows in a quantum dot?

💡 Explanation

Decreasing the width of the tunneling barrier enhances wave function overlap outside the dot, thus increasing the electron density outside because quantum tunneling probability increases. Therefore, electron density increases, rather than altering energy levels given constant dot potential.

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