quantized electronic structure

noun

Any material that confines electrons in such a small space that their wavelike behaviour becomes important and their properties are strongly modified by quantum mechanical effects; examples include atoms and layered semiconductor devices.

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nounquantized electronic structure (plural quantized electronic structures, abbreviation QUEST)

plural quantized electronic structures · abbreviation QUEST

  1. natural sciencesAny material that confines electrons in such a small space that their wavelike behaviour becomes important and their properties are strongly modified by quantum mechanical effects; examples include atoms and layered semiconductor devices.
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