Electronic band structures

energy range in a solid where no electron states can exist

describes the range of energies that an electron within the solid may have and ranges of energy that it may not have

primitive cell in the reciprocal space lattice of crystals

the total chemical potential for electrons (or electrochemical potential for electrons) and is usually denoted by µ or EF

a simple model for the behaviour of valence electrons in a crystal structure of a metallic solid

system describes the number of states per interval of energy at each energy level available to be occupied

quantum account of metals and other matter in terms of interacting fermions

physical model of solid metals as electron gases

model of electronic band structures of solids

momentum-like vector describing motion of electrons in crystals; conserved up-to a discrete symmetry

electronic states at the surface of materials

diagram plotting various key electron energy levels as a function of some spatial dimension, which is often denoted x

Types of band gaps

Density of states in a crystal

a term for the Fermi level (chemical potential of electrons) that describes the population of electrons separately in the conduction band and valence band, when their populations are displaced from equilibrium

Applied electric field conductivity change

quantum effect in some non-metals that increases their conductivity to intermediate levels between insulators and conductors

forbidden energy state in solid state physics