What mechanism explains current flow even when gate dielectric breakdown occurs in nanoscale transistors?

💡 Explanation

Quantum tunneling explains conduction because even with a damaged gate oxide, electrons can tunnel through the defects. This conduction happens through a quantum mechanical barrier, therefore transistor operates rather than stopping because of alternative failure mechanisms, such as thermionic emission needing high temperatures.

• Which outcome occurs when pressure increases isochemically in a Vanadium Pentoxide catalyst bed reactor?
• Which outcome manifests when a Carnot heat engine cycle is modified to remove an isothermal process?
• Which outcome increases when a subsonic aircraft's Reynolds number surpasses a stability threshold, due to increasing airspeed?
• Which outcome occurs when applying continuous laser ablation to a titanium alloy?
• Which outcome occurs when a catalyst degrades during continuous chemical processing?
• Which mechanism fundamentally restricts electron mobility in metallic crystal lattice?