Semi-metals

A semi-metal is defined as a material where the full and empty bands of molecular orbitals coincide in energy but with 0 energy levels per unit energy increment. This results in only a few electrons able to conduct. Therefore these materials have low conductivity. An example of this is graphite. A diagram of the band structure for semi-metals is found below.

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  1. Metals
  2. Semi-conductors
  3. Insulators
  4. Introduction


Author:Steve Kornic email

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Guelph

Last Updated: 97/04/11