Prajakta
Member • Jul 2, 2014
Semiconductors:Introduction
Semiconductors
We all know by now that what are conductors , insulators and semiconductors. But still lets revise once.
There is one more difference related to the energy band.
For it some definitions are necessary:
Valence Band: The band occupied by the electrons with the maximum energy which are in a ready state to leave the orbit.
Conduction Band: When any form of energy(heat) is given to the crystal lattice then they move to still higher level of energy, known as the conduction band.
Forbidden energy gap: The energy gap between that of conduction band and valence band where no electrons generally exist is called as the forbidden energy gap.
We all know by now that what are conductors , insulators and semiconductors. But still lets revise once.
There is one more difference related to the energy band.
For it some definitions are necessary:
Valence Band: The band occupied by the electrons with the maximum energy which are in a ready state to leave the orbit.
Conduction Band: When any form of energy(heat) is given to the crystal lattice then they move to still higher level of energy, known as the conduction band.
Forbidden energy gap: The energy gap between that of conduction band and valence band where no electrons generally exist is called as the forbidden energy gap.