Which outcome occurs when impurities increase within photovoltaic semiconductors?

💡 Explanation

Increased impurities induce changes to the crystal lattice, affecting band gap energy via the mechanism of impurity scattering, because localized states are created within the gap; therefore, the band gap decreases linearly rather than maintaining consistent efficiency in other scenarios.

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