exciton

exciton
/ik suy"ton, ek"si ton'/, n. Physics.
a localized, mobile excited state of a crystal, consisting of an electron and a hole bound together.
[1935-40; EXCIT(ED) or EXCIT(ATION) + -ON1]

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      the combination of an electron and a positive hole (an empty electron state in a valence band), which is free to move through a nonmetallic crystal as a unit.

      Because the electron and the positive hole have equal but opposite electrical charges, the exciton as a whole has no net electrical charge (though it transports energy). This makes excitons difficult to detect, but detection is possible by indirect means.

      When an electron in an exciton recombines with a positive hole, the original atom is restored, and the exciton vanishes. The energy of the exciton may be converted into light when this happens, or it may be transferred to an electron of a neighbouring atom in the solid. If the energy is transferred to a neighbouring electron, a new exciton is produced as this electron is forced away from its atom.

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