Band Structure
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Topics
- Energy Bands
- Conductivity
- Electricity
Description
Explore the origin of energy bands in crystals of atoms. The structure of these bands determines how materials conduct electricity.
Sample Learning Goals
- Describe how how band structure results in a lattice of many wells.
- Describe how to go from the microscopic potential of a single atom to the macroscopic potential of a solid.
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| How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program? |
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Sarah Borenstein | MS | Other | Physics Biology Earth Science Chemistry |
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| Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS |
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Trish Loeblein | HS | Other | Physics Biology Chemistry Earth Science |
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| Estructura de Bandas | Patricia Abdel Rahim | UG-Adv | Lab | Physics |
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