polaron

English

Etymology

polar +‎ -on

Noun

polaron (plural polarons)

(physics) The object (a quasiparticle) that results when an electron (or hole) in the conduction band of a crystalline insulator or semiconductor polarizes the lattice in its vicinity.

Derived terms

Translations

polarized region of crystal lattice

Chinese:
Mandarin: 極子／极子 (jízǐ)
French: polaron (fr) m
Italian: polarone (it) m
Khmer: អក្ខោសានណូ (ak khoa san no)
Portuguese: polarão m (Portugal)
Russian: полярон (ru) m (poljaron)

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