Heteroepitaxy

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A form of epitaxy in which one kind of crystal is grown upon the surface of a different type. The process of depositing an epitaxial layer on a substrate of a different material

Etymology

From hetero- + epitaxy.

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epitaxial layer

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