polaron

English

Etymology

polar +‎ -on

Noun

polaron (plural polarons)

1. (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

• antipolaron
• polaronic

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)