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exciton

(ek sī′tän, ek′sə tän′)

noun

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

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excitonic adjective

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noun

An electrically neutral excited state of an insulator or semiconductor, often regarded as a bound state of an electron and a hole.

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Origin: excit(ation)

Origin: + -on¹

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