"quantum well" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: quantum wells [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} quantum well (plural quantum wells)
  1. (quantum mechanics) a potential well that confines particles in one dimension, forcing them to occupy a planar region Categories (topical): Quantum mechanics Translations (potential well that confines particles): kvanttikaivo (Finnish), Quantentopf [masculine] (German), skammtagryfja [feminine] (Icelandic), skammtabrunnur [masculine] (Icelandic), pozzo quantico (Italian), buca di potenziale (Italian), 양자우물 (yangjaumul) (Korean), کوانتومی (čâh-e qoântomi) (Persian), studnia kwantowa [feminine] (Polish)

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