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価電子帯 (kadenshitai) Japanese meaning: valence band | Kotomora

価か電でん子し帯たい

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Meanings

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valence band

Solid-state physics term for the highest energy band that is fully occupied by electrons at absolute zero.

半はん導どう体たいでは、価か電でん子し帯たいと伝でん導どう帯たいの間あいだにバンドギャップが存そん在ざい

する

。

In semiconductors, a band gap exists between the valence band and the conduction band.

Kanji

価value, price
電electricity
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
帯sash, belt, obi

Related words

伝でん導どう帯たい
The conduction band is the energy band above the valence band; electrons can move freely in it, enabling electrical conduction.

Built from

価か電でん子し+帯たい

Etymology

Compound of 価電子 (valence electron) + 帯 (band). The term is a direct translation of the English 'valence band'.