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6.8: Bonding in Metals and Semicondoctors

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    • 6.8A: Electrical Conductivity and Resistivity
      Electrical resistivity and conductivity is an important property for materials. Different materials have different conductivity and resistivity. Electrical conductivity is based on electrical transport properties. These can be measured with multiple techniques by using a variety of instruments. If electricity easily flows through a material, that material has high conductivity. Some materials that have high conductivity include copper and aluminum.
    • 6.8B: Band Theory of Metals and Insulators
      Band Theory was developed with some help from the knowledge gained during the quantum revolution in science. In 1928, Felix Bloch had the idea to take the quantum theory and apply it to solids. In 1927, Walter Heitler and Fritz London discovered bands- very closely spaced orbitals with not much difference in energy.
    • 6.8C: The Fermi Level
    • 6.8D: Band Theory of Semiconductors


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