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heterostructure

heterostructure noun: any structure made from a heterojunction.

Noun

heterostructure (plural heterostructures)

  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.2013, Winfried Mönch, Electronic Properties of Semiconductor Interfaces, page 109

Forms of heterostructure

pluralheterostructures

Origin of heterostructure

From hetero- + structure.

Words formed from heterostructure

Questions about heterostructure

What does heterostructure mean?
Heterostructure means any structure made from a heterojunction.
What part of speech is heterostructure?
Heterostructure is a noun.
What is the plural of heterostructure?
The plural of heterostructure is heterostructures.

Words near heterostructure in the dictionary

  1. heterostracan
  2. heterostracans
  3. heterostrophic
  4. heterostrophy
  5. heterostructural
  6. heterostructure
  7. heterostructured
  8. heterostructures
  9. heterostructuring
  10. heterostyled
  11. heterostylism

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