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excitonics

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[ek-si-ton-iks, -sahy-] / ˌɛk sɪˈtɒn ɪks, -saɪ- /

noun

(used with a singular verb)
  1. the study of excitons and their use in semiconductors and insulators.


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"We are currently exploring lightwave electronics as a means to supercharge excitonics with extremely fast processing capabilities."

From Science Daily • Nov. 28, 2023

Excitons are also easy to convert to and from light, so they open the way for extremely fast and efficient computers that use a combination of optics and excitonics, rather than electronics.

From Science Daily • Nov. 28, 2023

"The ability to move excitons where we want will help us improve the efficiency of devices that already use excitons and expand excitonics into computing."

From Science Daily • Nov. 28, 2023

The results could have applications in the development of new exciton-related technologies, or excitonics, in which the excitons would be manipulated through their magnetic properties.

From Science Daily • Oct. 5, 2023

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