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Exciton vs Biexciton - What's the difference?

exciton | biexciton |

In physics|lang=en terms the difference between exciton and biexciton

is that exciton is (physics) a bound state of an electron and an electron hole in an insulator or semiconductor while biexciton is (physics) a quantum combination of two excitons.

As nouns the difference between exciton and biexciton

is that exciton is (physics) a bound state of an electron and an electron hole in an insulator or semiconductor while biexciton is (physics) a quantum combination of two excitons.

exciton

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (physics) A bound state of an electron and an electron hole in an insulator or semiconductor

    • Derived terms

    * excitonic * excitonically * excitonics * orthoexciton * paraexciton

    See also

    * ("exciton" on Wikipedia) ----

    biexciton

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia biexciton) (en noun)
  • (physics) A quantum combination of two excitons