English Explanatory Dictionary

valence band

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The highest range of electron energies in an insulator or semiconductor that can be populated; it corresponds to the valence electrons of the constituent atoms

Word forms

valence band valence bands

Related words

bandgap conduction band
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