# gap energy

> smallest energy difference between neighboring conduction bands separated by a forbidden band

**Wikidata**: [Q103982939](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q103982939)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band_gap_energy)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/gap-energy


## References

1. International Electrotechnical Vocabulary
2. ISO 80000-12:2019 Quantities and units — Part 12: Condensed matter physics