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band gap

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band gap

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band gap [′band ‚gap]
(solid-state physics)
An energy difference between two allowed bands of electron energy in a metal.


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Using a dot with a smaller band gap increases the expected number of excitons because less energy is needed to push each electron over the threshold, Klimov explains.
A paper published in the June 2, 2003, issue of Applied Physics Letters describes a simulation of tomographic reconstruction using scanning transmission electron micrographs of a model photonic band gap crystal.
John described photonic band gap materials, which may lead to the development of improved communication devices.
 
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