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Zener breakdown occurs in a p-n junction having p and n both:

a. lightly doped and have wide depletion layer.
b. heavily doped and have narrow depletion layer.
c. heavily doped and have wide depletion layer.
d. lightly doped and have narrow depletion layer.

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