Three materials with specified band structures are shown below. Which of these materials is most likely...

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Three materials with specified band structures are shown below. Which of these materials is most likely to be an insulator? Empty band Empty conduction band Empty band Band gap Band gap Empty states Er Filled Filled valence band band Filled states a b Material (a) is an insulator. Material (b) is an insulator. Both (a) and (c) are insulators. O Material (c) is an insulator. Three materials with specified band structures are shown below. Which of these materials is most likely to be an insulator? Empty band Empty conduction band Empty band Band gap Band gap Empty states Er Filled Filled valence band band Filled states a b Material (a) is an insulator. Material (b) is an insulator. Both (a) and (c) are insulators. O Material (c) is an insulator.

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Metal conductorshave no gap between the valence and the conduction bandIt is easy to add a small amo... View the full answer