Meaning Of The Word Exciton

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Exciton Meaning

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What's The Definition Of Exciton?

exciton in American English
a localized, electrically neutral, excited state that allows the transfer of energy but not electric charge through a semiconductor, insulator, etc., as an electron bound to a positive hole
noun: a localized, mobile excited state of a crystal, consisting of an electron and a hole bound together

exciton in British English
noun: a mobile neutral entity in a crystalline solid consisting of an excited electron bound to the hole produced by its excitation

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