I wonder what role, if any, polarons play in CMNS.
https://phys.org/news/2021-01-…-gen-energy-material.html
Opinions?
I wonder what role, if any, polarons play in CMNS.
https://phys.org/news/2021-01-…-gen-energy-material.html
Opinions?
Well, there are always free electrons in conductors of course - able to move freely through the lattice. And they make polaron tracks I guess.
Theories of LENR in Pd/D at least seems to be focusing on the idea of lattice imperfections, up to the scale of nanocracks. It has always seemed possible to me that in an electrolytic cell such cracks could accumulate local charge concentrations rather like the plates of a battery. These charge concentrations and the high-pressures of D2 in the cracks are maybe an important factor- but beyond revealing the tracks of free electrons (wonderful bit of science btw) I am not sure that polaritons are any more than necessary bystanders.
Am I wrong that polarons are different from polaritons?
Or did you mean polarons?
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the fictional particle, see Polaron (fictional particle).
Not to be confused with Polariton.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polaron
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polariton
Thanks for sharing your insight, Alan. I appreciate it.
It is indeed very close name to be confusing, but for the little I know I would think that a Polaron is a quasi particle caused by passing electrons as the Phonon is a quasi particle caused by the pass of vibration.
Interesting anyway as is an effect in the lattice therefore can only happen in condensed matter.
Or did you mean polarons?
I did mean polarons...apologies.
Thanks, Alan.
That was my guess. Still, I like to be certain about such things. I want to understand, precisely if reasonable, what messages mean.
It is easy to misinterpret when communicating by text alone - you lose body language, immediacy, and emotion.