Which mechanism hinders electron mobility within a crystal lattice when thermal gradients are extreme?

💡 Explanation

Thermal gradients excite phonons, and when phonon momentum approaches a Brillouin zone edge, Umklapp scattering redirects electron momentum, disrupting coherent transport because total crystal momentum flips, therefore lowering mobility, rather than processes that conserve electron momentum.

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