Chemical Potential μ in Solids

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QuarkDecay

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Mar 24, 2020

TL;DR: The equation for chemical potential in solids and what each part means.

There is the equation:

μ= E_u +E_g/2 +3/4k_βTln(m_u/m_c)

Eg is the band gap, but I don't understand what E_u stands for and how we can calculate it? Could it be the valence band?

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##\mu## is the chemical potential of electrons in a semiconductor.
##E_u## is the energy at the top of the valence band.

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