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Question
Distinguish between a conductor, a semiconductor and an insulator on the basis of energy band diagrams.
Solution
The energy-band diagram of a conductor is represented as
The energy-band diagram of a semiconductor is represented as
The energy-band diagram of an insulator is represented as
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