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← ScienceWhich outcome occurs when an electron encounters vacuum in a tunnel diode?
A)Tunneling current increases, reduces depletion width✓
B)Thermionic emission dominates charge transport
C)Recombination limits electron availability
D)Excessive lattice heating decreases electron mobility
💡 Explanation
Tunneling current increases because the quantum tunneling mechanism enables electrons to pass through the vacuum barrier, therefore current increases, reducing width, rather than thermionic emission or recombination which are less significant in vacuum.
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