Exciton
[ik-sahy-ton, ek-si-ton] /ɪkˈsaɪ tɒn, ˈɛk sɪˌtɒn/
noun, Physics.
1.
a localized, mobile excited state of a crystal, consisting of an electron and a hole bound together.
/ˈɛksaɪˌtɒn/
noun
1.
a mobile neutral entity in a crystalline solid consisting of an excited electron bound to the hole produced by its excitation
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