Explain avalanche breakdown?



Explain avalanche breakdown?..

Answer / Alok Mani Saroj

Avalanche breakdown occurs in semiconductors when a high electric field causes the majority carriers to gain enough energy to ionize the lattice atoms, creating additional charge carriers. This effect can be utilized for applications such as photodetectors and fast rectifiers.

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