[Pw_forum] general question on materials physics

[pascal boulet]

Dear all,

Sorry to bother you with this silly question but it puzzles me a bit!

In a recent article, I have seen a DOS in which the Fermi level is
located in the conduction band. So, it seems to me that the materials is
metallic. But there is clearly a band gap of about 2 eV. I always
thought that for metals the gap was closed. Is there a contradiction in
the paper or am I wrong?

Thank you for your answer.

Best
Pascal

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