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PhysicsSemiconductorsPN junctionMedium2 minQB
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The main cause of Zener breakdown is
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Answer:
B
Solution:
A strong junction electric field causes tunneling and produces electron-hole pairs.
This is Zener breakdown; high doping enables the field but is not the mechanism itself.
Stream:JEESubject:PhysicsTopic:SemiconductorsSubtopic:PN junction
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