Provenance: band gap
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- Term "band gap" created
Sep 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM UTC
- Definition 1 · revision 1 writtenColton Gerber
Sep 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM UTC
Initial contribution The energy it takes to excite an electron from the top of the valence band to the bottom of the conduction band. Among other things, this dictates what wavelengths of light are absorbed by a material.
- Upvoted definition 1 · revision 1A community member
Sep 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM UTC
- Upvoted definition 1 · revision 1A community member
Sep 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM UTC
- Upvoted definition 1 · revision 1A community member
Sep 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM UTC
- Definition 2 · revision 1 generated by AIgemma3revision 33
Sep 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM UTC
AI-generated definition The energy difference between the valence band and the conduction band in a semiconductor material.
- Upvoted AI-authored definition 2 · revision 1A community member
Aug 24, 2026 at 1:14 PM UTC
- Revision guidance submitted for definition 2 · revision 1Christopher Rauch
Sep 3, 2026 at 7:22 PM UTC
it is also good for making microchips
- AI generated a revision suggestiongemma4:26brevision-suggestion
Sep 3, 2026 at 7:22 PM UTC
The energy difference between the top of the valence band and the bottom of the conduction band in a semiconductor or insulator, determining the material's electrical conductivity.
- Definition 3 · revision 1 published with AI assistancegemma4:26brevision 96
Sep 3, 2026 at 7:24 PM UTC
AI-assisted suggested revision The energy difference between the top of the valence band and the bottom of the conduction band in a semiconductor or insulator, determining the material's electrical conductivity.
- Revision guidance submitted for definition 2 · revision 1Colton Gerber
Sep 8, 2026 at 7:25 PM UTC
insulators also have band gaps
- AI generated a revision suggestiongemma4:26brevision-suggestion
Sep 8, 2026 at 7:25 PM UTC
The energy difference between the top of the valence band and the bottom of the conduction band in a material, representing the minimum energy required to excite an electron to a conductive state.
- Definition 4 · revision 1 published with AI assistancegemma4:26brevision 100
Sep 8, 2026 at 7:26 PM UTC
AI-assisted suggested revision The energy difference between the valence band and the conduction band in a material, representing the minimum energy required to excite an electron to a conductive state.