A delocalized band of energy levels in a crystalline solid which is partly filled with electrons. These electrons have great mobility and are responsible for electrical conductivity.
Example sentencesExamples
- Both of those methods impart energy to the electrons, causing them to break from their bonds and jump into the conduction band.
- The laser light lifts electrons from the valence band into the conduction band, where they travel freely when a voltage is applied to the semiconductor.
- In semiconductors there is a band gap - an energy barrier that electrons must overcome to reach the conduction band.
- Insulators may be thought of as semiconductors with very large gaps between the valence and conduction bands.
- The electrons in the conduction band of this metal have no restrictions in their movement.