conduction band

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conduction band

noun conduction bands

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.

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@misc{conduction_band_2026,
  title = {conduction band},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/conduction%20band},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}