Fermi level, \(E_{\text{F}}\)

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The @[email protected] of electrons in a solid (metals, semiconductors or insulators) or in an electrolyte solution.
See:
bandgap energy
,
conduction band
,
valence band
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2223. (Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 2242 [Terms] [Paper]
See also:
PAC, 1986, 58, 437. (Interphases in systems of conducting phases (Recommendations 1985)) on page 440 [Terms] [Paper]
Cite as: IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). Online version (2019-) created by S. J. Chalk. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
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