electron volt
noun
: a unit of energy equal to the energy gained by an electron in passing from a point of low potential to a point one volt higher in potential : 1.60 × 10−19 joule
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Partial but significant signal STAR’s new data show exactly such a dip around 20 billion electron volts.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
Specifically, such calculations usually involve the electron volt (eV), a unit of energy for which 1 eV represents the charge of one electron.
—Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 3 Sep. 2025
The upshot is an X-ray source with an energy of more than 20,000 electron volts.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 15 Jan. 2025
Silicon has a band gap of 1.1 electron volts, while silicon carbide’s ranges from 3.3 to 3.4 eV.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Oct. 2024
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
Specifically, such calculations usually involve the electron volt (eV), a unit of energy for which 1 eV represents the charge of one electron.
—Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 3 Sep. 2025
The upshot is an X-ray source with an energy of more than 20,000 electron volts.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 15 Jan. 2025
Silicon has a band gap of 1.1 electron volts, while silicon carbide’s ranges from 3.3 to 3.4 eV.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Oct. 2024
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