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Electron vs Straintronics - What's the difference?

electron | straintronics |

As nouns the difference between electron and straintronics

is that electron is while straintronics is (physics) a situation, shown in graphene and elsewhere, in which an applied strain causes electrons to behave as if they were in a magnetic field.

electron

English

(wikipedia electron)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (particle) The subatomic particle having a negative charge and orbiting the nucleus; the flow of electrons in a conductor constitutes electricity.
  • (chemistry, obsolete) Alloys of magnesium and other metals, like aluminum or zinc, that were manufactured by the German company Chemische Fabrik Griesheim-Elektron.

    • Related terms

    * electronic * electronics * free electron

    See also

    * neutron * proton * (wikipedia "electron") ----

    straintronics

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (physics) A situation, shown in graphene and elsewhere, in which an applied strain causes electrons to behave as if they were in a magnetic field