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Polaron vs Bipolaron - What's the difference?

polaron | bipolaron |

In context|physics|lang=en terms the difference between polaron and bipolaron

is that 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 while bipolaron is (physics) a bound pair of two polarons.

As nouns the difference between polaron and bipolaron

is that 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 while bipolaron is (chemistry) a doubly-charged polaron.

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

    bipolaron

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia bipolaron) (en noun)
  • (chemistry) A doubly-charged polaron
  • (physics) A bound pair of two polarons