polaron
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- noun
- /ˈpɒlərən/
- Specialized
- In light of that relatively high mobility, to what extent are polaron models, widely used for chemically doped conducting polymers, applicable?
- polaron surge
- polaron burst
Examples
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Starfleet Science thinks that exposure to polaron radiation will have a destabilizing effect on changeling physiology.
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An electronic charge placed on a perfect polymer chain self-localizes to form a polaron.
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A positively charged polaron associated with the presence of a hole can be represented by a local change in the chemical structure (a) along a section of a polythiophene chain.
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The weaker contributions from the C1 and C2 polaron bands are associated with chemical doping.
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Another aspect of electron-lattice interactions to consider is that of polaron formation, by which the lattice is locally deformed by the presence of an excited electronic state.
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In chemically doped polymers, evidence exists for localized polarons with local p bonding (see the schematic representation in figure 4).
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The formation of quasiparticles, such as polarons, in a condensed-matter system usually proceeds in an extremely fast way and is very difficult to observe.
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An electronic charge placed on a perfect polymer chain self-localizes to form a polaron.
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Etymology
The word polaron comes from polar meaning 'having an electric charge' and the particle ending -on, as in electron. So, a polaron is a 'polar' particle, an electron that carries the small disturbance it makes in a solid as it moves, which is why the name fits its meaning.