underdope
underdope verb: to dope at less than the optimal level for superconductivity.
Verb
underdope (third-person singular simple present underdopes, present participle underdoping, simple past and past participle underdoped)
- To dope at less than the optimal level for superconductivity
- We note that this range shrinks with underdoping.2009 January 15, Takeshi Kondo, Rustem Khasanov, Tsunehiro Takeuchi, J, “Competition between the pseudogap and superconductivity in the high-Tc copper oxides”, in Nature, volume 457, number 7227, →DOI
Forms of underdope
| third-person singular present | underdopes |
|---|---|
| present participle | underdoping |
| past participle | underdoped |
| past | underdoped |
Origin of underdope
From under- + dope.
Questions about underdope
- What does underdope mean?
- Underdope means to dope at less than the optimal level for superconductivity.
- What part of speech is underdope?
- Underdope is a verb.
- What is the past tense of underdope?
- The past tense of underdope is underdoped.
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