Which mechanism causes increased resistivity when lattice defects accumulate in a metal wire?

💡 Explanation

Accumulated lattice defects disrupt the periodic potential, intensifying electron-phonon scattering that impedes electron flow, thus increasing resistivity, because electron mobility decreases. Therefore resistivity increases rather than decreasing due to undisturbed Bloch waves.

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