Which risk increases when a sapphire window undergoes extreme compression?

💡 Explanation

Exceeding compressive stress induces structural changes, reducing the band gap via crystal distortion. This increases conductivity because the band gap narrows, therefore photons readily excite electrons across the reduced gap, rather than remaining insulating with a large band gap.

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