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Polaron vs Intrapolaron - What's the difference?

polaron | intrapolaron |

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

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 intrapolaron is (physics) within a polaron.

As a noun 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.

As an adjective intrapolaron is

(physics) within a 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

    intrapolaron

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (physics) Within a polaron