https://padlet.com/dessynjuita/bandtheory Band Theory en-us 2022-01-26 13:25:10 UTC 2025-10-18 20:55:53 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/dessynjuita/bandtheory/wish/2014829004 Insulators are a type of material that has a full valence band and no electrons in the conduction band, The forbidden gap between these two bands are also very large, making it very hard for electrons to jump into the conduction band. All this makes insulators terrible conductors.]]> 2022-01-27 01:31:52 UTC https://padlet.com/dessynjuita/bandtheory/wish/2014829004 https://padlet.com/dessynjuita/bandtheory/wish/2014830047 electrical conduction is permitted as the conduction band is only partially filled

-tiarawr]]> 2022-01-27 01:32:40 UTC https://padlet.com/dessynjuita/bandtheory/wish/2014830047 https://padlet.com/dessynjuita/bandtheory/wish/2014832117 The gap between conduction and valance bond is narrow. Therefore can allow conduction in high temperature.

]]> 2022-01-27 01:34:14 UTC https://padlet.com/dessynjuita/bandtheory/wish/2014832117 https://padlet.com/dessynjuita/bandtheory/wish/2014834512 In a conductor, conduction band is partially occupied permitting electrical conduction. As temperature increase, its resistance increases. the highest occupied band is not completely full.]]> 2022-01-27 01:36:10 UTC https://padlet.com/dessynjuita/bandtheory/wish/2014834512 https://padlet.com/dessynjuita/bandtheory/wish/2014836182 as the  temperature increased, the resistance reduced

-Farrel]]> 2022-01-27 01:37:36 UTC https://padlet.com/dessynjuita/bandtheory/wish/2014836182 https://padlet.com/dessynjuita/bandtheory/wish/2014837803 In conductor, the valence band is partially filled and it overlaps with a high energy unoccupied conduction band.]]> 2022-01-27 01:39:03 UTC https://padlet.com/dessynjuita/bandtheory/wish/2014837803 https://padlet.com/dessynjuita/bandtheory/wish/2014837820 electrical conduction is permitted since the conduction band is partially filled]]> 2022-01-27 01:39:03 UTC https://padlet.com/dessynjuita/bandtheory/wish/2014837820 https://padlet.com/dessynjuita/bandtheory/wish/2014838220 insulator is a condition where electron doesn't have enough energy to jump from valence band to conduction band because the forbidden gap is too far. so, in conclusion, electron conduction can't happen]]> 2022-01-27 01:39:16 UTC https://padlet.com/dessynjuita/bandtheory/wish/2014838220 https://padlet.com/dessynjuita/bandtheory/wish/2014839198 there is a very large band gap between the top valence band and the bottom of conduction band. at 0k the valence band is completely full and conduction band completely empty. In higher temperature electron don't normally has enough energy to jump.]]> 2022-01-27 01:40:06 UTC https://padlet.com/dessynjuita/bandtheory/wish/2014839198 https://padlet.com/dessynjuita/bandtheory/wish/2014839994 The bandgap of a semiconductor is the minimum energy required to excite an electron ]]> 2022-01-27 01:40:46 UTC https://padlet.com/dessynjuita/bandtheory/wish/2014839994 https://padlet.com/dessynjuita/bandtheory/wish/2014840314 the condition when electron conduction is able to happen because the two bands, valence and condition is located next to each other (like, combined to be one?) so it's like the band is partially filled.]]> 2022-01-27 01:41:00 UTC https://padlet.com/dessynjuita/bandtheory/wish/2014840314 https://padlet.com/dessynjuita/bandtheory/wish/2014841063 In insulator, the valence band is fully-filled and there is large energy gap between the valence band and the conduction band.]]> 2022-01-27 01:41:36 UTC https://padlet.com/dessynjuita/bandtheory/wish/2014841063 https://padlet.com/dessynjuita/bandtheory/wish/2014841498 semiconductors has narrow gap so when heated electron gain enough energy so it can jump to conduction band]]> 2022-01-27 01:41:59 UTC https://padlet.com/dessynjuita/bandtheory/wish/2014841498 https://padlet.com/dessynjuita/bandtheory/wish/2014842067 In an insulator, the conduction band is unoccupied, while the valence band is fully occupied. An electron whose energy lies in the valence band is bound to an individual atom.]]> 2022-01-27 01:42:27 UTC https://padlet.com/dessynjuita/bandtheory/wish/2014842067 https://padlet.com/dessynjuita/bandtheory/wish/2014842169 In conductors, electrical conduction happens when the conduction band is partially filled. Which is why as temperature increase, resistance increases because the conduction band is occupied with more electron, restricting movement.]]> 2022-01-27 01:42:31 UTC https://padlet.com/dessynjuita/bandtheory/wish/2014842169 https://padlet.com/dessynjuita/bandtheory/wish/2014842593 the condition which has narrower forbidden gap than isolator, hence some electron has enough energy to jump between two bands. so, electron conduction is permitted]]> 2022-01-27 01:42:51 UTC https://padlet.com/dessynjuita/bandtheory/wish/2014842593