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conduction band

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conduction band
n
(Physics / General Physics) See energy band

conduction band
The electron orbital or orbitals, generally the outermost orbitals, in atoms in a conductor or semiconductor, in which the electrons are free enough to move and thereby carry an electric current. Compare valence band. See also bandgap.


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Reference [1] gives the results predicted by an effective two-band model, one equivalent conduction band and one equivalent valence band at [GAMMA], that includes the densities of states modifications due to high concentrations of dopants and due to many-body effects associated with carrier-carrier interactions.
Luminescence starts in semiconductors when electrons, stimulated by lasers or electricity, jump to the conduction bands from the valence bands within the material, leaving "holes" - the positively charged equivalent of electrons.
 
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