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valleytronics

valleytronics noun: a proposed equivalent of electronics using valleys in the valence band or conduction band structure of some semiconductors or insulators that possess multiple valleys, such as graphene, carbon nanotubes, bismuth, dichalcogenides, diamond or silicon.

Noun

valleytronics (uncountable)

  1. A proposed equivalent of electronics using valleys in the valence band or conduction band structure of some semiconductors or insulators that possess multiple valleys, such as graphene, carbon nanotubes, bismuth, dichalcogenides, diamond or silicon.

Origin of valleytronics

From valley + -tronics.

Questions about valleytronics

What does valleytronics mean?
Valleytronics means a proposed equivalent of electronics using valleys in the valence band or conduction band structure of some semiconductors or insulators that possess multiple valleys, such as graphene, carbon nanotubes, bismuth, dichalcogenides, diamond or silicon.
What part of speech is valleytronics?
Valleytronics is a noun.

Words near valleytronics in the dictionary

  1. valleysful
  2. valleyside
  3. valleysides
  4. valleyspeak
  5. valleytronic
  6. valleytronics
  7. Valleyview
  8. valleyward
  9. valleywards
  10. valleywise
  11. Vallez

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