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Record 1 2008-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
  • Solar Energy
Universal entry(ies)
Eg
formula
DEF

The amount of energy (in electron volts) required to free an outer shell electron from its orbit about the nucleus to a free state, and thus promote it from the valence to the conduction level.

OBS

The letter "g" in Eg is a subscript.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photo-électricité et optique électronique
  • Énergie solaire
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Eg
formula
DEF

Quantité d'énergie (en électronvolts) requise pour libérer un électron en couche externe de son orbite autour du noyau vers un état libre, et ainsi réaliser sa promotion (activation), de la valence au niveau de conduction.

OBS

Dans la formule Eg, le «g» est en indice.

Spanish

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