conduction band
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
English[edit]
Noun[edit]
conduction band (plural conduction bands)
- (physics) The range of electron energies in an insulator or semiconductor in which electrons can move freely and transport charge.
- 2011, Brian Cox, Jeff Forshaw, The Quantum Universe, Allen Lane, published 2011, page 160:
- In a semiconductor material like silicon, something very interesting happens because the current is not only carried by electrons in the conduction band.
Translations[edit]
range
|