conduction band
noun1
Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics The range of electron energies in an insulator or semiconductor in which electrons can move freely and transport charge.
- In a semiconductor material like silicon, something very interesting happens because the current is not only carried by electrons in the conduction band.2011, Brian Cox, Jeff Forshaw, The Quantum Universe, Allen Lane, published 2011, page 160:
- Related terms
- bandgap, valence band