Download or read book Self-Trapped Excitons written by K.S. Song and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-08 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Self-Trapped Excitons discusses the structure and evolution of the self-trapped exciton (STE) in a wide range of materials. It includes a comprehensive review of experiments and extensive tables of data. Emphasis is given throughout to the unity of the basic physics underlying various manifestations of self-trapping, with the theory being developed from a localized, atomistic perspective. The topics treated in detail in relation to STE relaxation include spontaneous symmetry breaking, lattice defect formation, radiation damage, and electronic sputtering.