Which thermal runaway effect increases when semiconductor heterojunction barrier height decreases?

💡 Explanation

Increased reverse saturation current due to lower barrier height leads to increased power dissipation. The resulting **intrinsic carrier concentration** induces more heat, causing further exponential increase because intrinsic carriers increase exponentially with temperature, therefore affecting primarily carrier reverse injection rather than the other options.

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