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semimetal

material with a very small overlap between the bottom of the conduction band and the top of the valence band
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semimetal

Summary

semimetal is an electronic band structure[1]. semimetal has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • semimetal's instance of is recorded as electronic band structure[3].
  • semimetal is a type of material[4].
  • semimetal's different from is recorded as metalloid[5].

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Definition and Type

semimetal's instance of is recorded as electronic band structure[3]. semimetal is a type of material[4].

Why It Matters

semimetal has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9h ago · Bencemac · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → metalloid
    Instance of → electronic band structure
    Subclass of → material
    Instance of → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P459]]: [[Q1266546]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/260985|batch #260985]]"
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