hot electron

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08830
Electron that is out of the thermal equilibrium with its environment and has enough kinetic energy to overcome potential barriers to travel between different regions of a molecule or lattice.
Source:
PAC, 2022, 94, 15. (Glossary of terms relating to electronic, photonic and magnetic properties of polymers (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)) on page 35 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'hot electron' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08830 RIS BibTex EndNote
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