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polaron

in condensed matter physics, a quasiparticle consisting of an electron surrounded by a charge-screening phonon cloud in a dielectric crystal

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artist’s view of a polaron: a conduction electron in an ionic crystal or a polar semiconductor repels the negative ions and attracts the positive ions; a self-induced potential arises, which acts back on the electron and modifies its physical properties (English)
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