conduction band

conduction band

English

Noun

conduction band (plural conduction bands)

1. (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 2011, p. 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

range

Finnish: johtavuusvyö Japanese: 伝導帯 (dendō-tai)

See also

• bandgap
• valence band