Exciton

quasiparticle which is a bound state of an electron and an electron hole From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

An exciton is an electron bound to an electron hole. It is neutrally charged (because the negative charge of the electron is balanced by the positive charge of the electron hole) and is a quasiparticle.

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