Wednesday, 20 July 2016

condensed matter - What does Fermi level in the band gap mean?


What does it mean that the Fermi level for some semiconductors lie in the band gap?


Is Fermi level definition different from what is know as usual?


We define the Fermi level as the highest level of energy which is occupied by electrons.


Then what is missing here?




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