Physics of Semiconductor Devices

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Electron bands

(a) What is the difference between a semiconductor and a metal? Discuss the Fermi energy when describing this difference.

(b) Why are the allowed electron energies divided into bands? What would happen if you injected an electron with a forbidden energy into a crystal?

(c) What determines the density of phonons in a semiconductor? What effect do phonons have on the electrical conductivity?