Fermi level pinning describes the phenomenon whereby the energy level at which electrons reside in a semiconductor becomes fixed, or “pinned,” by electronic states at the interface with a metal ...
(a) Energy bands of metal and n-type semiconductor. (b) Fermi level alignment and electron flow within ohmic heterojunction. (c) Zn deposition on nanoparticles. (d) Fermi pinning caused by dangling ...