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Understanding the Electrical Properties of Conductors, Insulators, and Semiconductors - Technical Articles
![Among the carbon allotropes, diamond is an insulator, whereas, graphite is a good conductor of electricity. Among the carbon allotropes, diamond is an insulator, whereas, graphite is a good conductor of electricity.](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/sESFTSDqiJ8/maxresdefault.jpg)
Among the carbon allotropes, diamond is an insulator, whereas, graphite is a good conductor of electricity.
![What factors determine whether an element is a conductor, semiconductor, or insulator? How are these properties connected with the three main classifications of elements in the periodic table (metal, metalloid, and nonmetal)? What factors determine whether an element is a conductor, semiconductor, or insulator? How are these properties connected with the three main classifications of elements in the periodic table (metal, metalloid, and nonmetal)?](https://homework.study.com/cimages/multimages/16/insulator6515652706344888395.jpg)
What factors determine whether an element is a conductor, semiconductor, or insulator? How are these properties connected with the three main classifications of elements in the periodic table (metal, metalloid, and nonmetal)?
![Three-dimensional skeleton assembled by carbon nanotubes/boron nitride as filler in epoxy for thermal management materials with high thermal conductivity and electrical insulation - ScienceDirect Three-dimensional skeleton assembled by carbon nanotubes/boron nitride as filler in epoxy for thermal management materials with high thermal conductivity and electrical insulation - ScienceDirect](https://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S1359836821005473-ga1.jpg)
Three-dimensional skeleton assembled by carbon nanotubes/boron nitride as filler in epoxy for thermal management materials with high thermal conductivity and electrical insulation - ScienceDirect
![Optically induced insulator-to-semiconductor transition in fluorescent carbon quantum dots measured by terahertz time-domain spectroscopy - ScienceDirect Optically induced insulator-to-semiconductor transition in fluorescent carbon quantum dots measured by terahertz time-domain spectroscopy - ScienceDirect](https://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S0008622320311544-fx1.jpg)
Optically induced insulator-to-semiconductor transition in fluorescent carbon quantum dots measured by terahertz time-domain spectroscopy - ScienceDirect
![Materials | Free Full-Text | Effects of Graphite on Electrically Conductive Cementitious Composite Properties: A Review Materials | Free Full-Text | Effects of Graphite on Electrically Conductive Cementitious Composite Properties: A Review](https://www.mdpi.com/materials/materials-14-04798/article_deploy/html/images/materials-14-04798-g001.png)
Materials | Free Full-Text | Effects of Graphite on Electrically Conductive Cementitious Composite Properties: A Review
![The diamond form of carbon is an insulator with Eg = 5.5 eV, while silicon is an intrinsic semiconductor with Eg = 1.1 eV. a. Draw band diagrams for diamond and silicon. The diamond form of carbon is an insulator with Eg = 5.5 eV, while silicon is an intrinsic semiconductor with Eg = 1.1 eV. a. Draw band diagrams for diamond and silicon.](https://homework.study.com/cimages/multimages/16/untitled4690442953529588186.png)