Which risk increases when a semiconductor containing deep-level traps is operated near its maximum current density?

💡 Explanation

Runaway thermal generation results because the Shockley-Read-Hall (SRH) recombination associated with deep-level traps releases heat; therefore, higher temperatures further increase the SRH rate, rather than alternative effects which do not create an amplifying feedback at high carrier densities.

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