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Because the atoms are so tightly packed, vibrations within the crystal structure, called phonons, can dissipate heat extremely efficiently.
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New Atlas, 30 Nov. 2024
Physicists have discovered an entire zoo of quasiparticles in solid materials with names such as phonons, magnons, spinons, holons and plasmons.
—Douglas Natelson, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2024
Instead of knocking excitons around, phonons in this molecule bind to them to create a new quasiparticle that flow freely through the semiconductor at twice the speed of electrons.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Dec. 2023
The secret to its speed lies the behavior of phonons, quasiparticles formed from vibrations in a solid.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Dec. 2023
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New Atlas, 30 Nov. 2024
Physicists have discovered an entire zoo of quasiparticles in solid materials with names such as phonons, magnons, spinons, holons and plasmons.
—Douglas Natelson, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2024
Instead of knocking excitons around, phonons in this molecule bind to them to create a new quasiparticle that flow freely through the semiconductor at twice the speed of electrons.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Dec. 2023
The secret to its speed lies the behavior of phonons, quasiparticles formed from vibrations in a solid.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Dec. 2023
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“Phonon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phonon. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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