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Low-voltage Zener breakdown occurs mainly through which process?
AElectron capture
BQuantum tunnelling
CPhotoionisation
DThermionic emission
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Quantum tunnelling
In a heavily doped narrow junction the electrons tunnel straight across the short gap between p and n regions.
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