Translational Mass of an Exciton
- 16 December 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 55 (25) , 2818-2821
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.55.2818
Abstract
From transmission electron-energy-loss measurements we show that the mass of an exciton is greater than the sum of the effective masses of the electron and hole . This result is consistent with a recent prediction by Mattis and Gallinar.
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