Which outcome occurs when depletion region width decreases?

💡 Explanation

Electron tunneling probability increases exponentially with decreasing width because the quantum mechanical wave function has a greater overlap on the other side of the barrier. Therefore increased tunneling. rather than other effects driven by drift under electric field.

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