Title: Fermi energy
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - Fermi energy
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.F02340
Status: current

Definition
The total energy of an electron in an uncharged metal at the Fermi level.

Related Term
- Fermi level: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/F02341

Source
- PAC, 1986, 58, 437. 'Interphases in systems of conducting phases (Recommendations 1985)' on page 440 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198658030437)

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Citation: Citation: 'Fermi energy' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.F02340
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