In Chapter 14 Semiconductor Electronics, what is the role of energy bands in determining the conductivity of a material?
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Energy bands refer to how electrons behave in solids. In the case of conductors where the conductivity is high, the valence band and conduction band overlap which lets the electrons move freely. In the case of semiconductors, the valence and conduction bands have a small energy gap between them such as ?1 eV. There is a requirement for some external energy for electrons to jump to the conduction band. The gap is large in the case of insulators (>3 eV), making the electron movement nearly impossible. The energy band model differentiates how easily a material can conduct electricity. In semiconductors, there is controlled conductivity wh
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