The Moss–Burstein effect is a phenomenon observed in semiconductors and metals, particularly relating to the optical properties of materials. It describes the shift of the absorption edge of a material due to the presence of free carriers (i.e., electrons or holes) in the conduction band. When a semiconductor is doped with impurities that introduce free charge carriers, the energy levels of these carriers can fill up available states in the conduction band.
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