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At T=0 the band is filled exactly halfway up, and the Fermi level, εF, is right
in the middle of the band.
Sodium is a metal because an applied field can easily give energy to and
accelerate an electron.
Showing how electronic band structure comes
about by the hypothetical example of a large
number of carbon atoms being brought together
to form a diamond crystal.
Band Theory of Solids
• The most important bands and band gaps—those
relevant for electronics and optoelectronics—are
those with energies near the Fermi level.