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gallium arsenide Definition

gallium arsenide

noun

a dark gray, crystalline compound, GaAs, used in making semiconductors, lasers, etc.

gallium arsenide Usage Examples

Noun used with modifier

  • aluminum: For example, an extremely thin layer of gallium arsenide can be sandwiched between two layers of aluminum gallium arsenide.
  • aluminum: In modulation doping, facing layers of gallium arsenide and aluminum gallium arsenide squeeze electrons into an essentially two-dimensional electron gas, or 2DEG.
  • indium: Semiconductor detectors are usually used: the most common are silicon, lead sulfide, indium antimonide or indium gallium arsenide.

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