Which outcome fundamentally changes when exceeding a semiconductor's critical electric field?

💡 Explanation

Zener breakdown enables conduction because the electric field distorts the energy bands, tunneling charge carriers across the narrowed band gap in high-field regions, therefore increasing conductivity, rather than other processes saturating without gap breakdown.

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