International
Tables for
Crystallography
Volume D
Physical properties of crystals
Edited by A. Authier

© International Union of Crystallography 2006
International Tables for Crystallography (2006). Vol. D. ch. 1.8, p. 224

Section 1.8.3.5. Insulators

G. D. Mahana*

a Department of Physics, 104 Davey Laboratory, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA
Correspondence e-mail: gmahan@psu.edu

1.8.3.5. Insulators

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Insulators are crystals that do not conduct electricity by the flow of electrons or holes. We shall not mention this case. The band gaps [E_G] are sufficiently large that the intrinsic mobility is very small.








































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