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Plasmon vs Polaron - What's the difference?

plasmon | polaron |

As nouns the difference between plasmon and polaron

is that plasmon is (genetics) all the genetic material in an organism while polaron is (physics) the object that results when an electron (or hole) in the conduction band of a crystalline insulator or semiconductor polarizes the lattice in its vicinity.

plasmon

Noun

(en noun)
  • (genetics) All the genetic material in an organism.
  • (physics, astronomy) The quantum of waves produced by the collective effects of large numbers of electrons when disturbed from equilibrium.
  • Derived terms

    * plasmonic * surface plasmon

    See also

    * phonon * photon * plasma * plasmonics ----

    polaron

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia polaron) (en noun)
  • (physics) the object that results when an electron (or hole) in the conduction band of a crystalline insulator or semiconductor polarizes the lattice in its vicinity
  • Derived terms

    * polaronic