Which mechanism causes increased electron tunneling when the forbidden bandgap reduces?

💡 Explanation

Quantum Mechanical Tunneling increases because a smaller band gap provides a narrower barrier; therefore, electrons pass through the barrier, rather than being reflected or requiring excitation over it under a larger band gap.

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