Heterostructure
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any structure made from a heterojunction.
"The electronic properties of contacts between two semiconductors or, as they are commonly called, semiconductor heterostructures are determined by the lineup of their band structures across the interface and the existence of space-charge layers."
Example
More examples"The electronic properties of contacts between two semiconductors or, as they are commonly called, semiconductor heterostructures are determined by the lineup of their band structures across the interface and the existence of space-charge layers."
Etymology
From hetero- + structure.
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