semiconductor 1

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English

Definition

a substance as germanium or silicon whose electrical conductivity is intermediate between that of a metal and an insulator; its conductivity increases with temperature and in the presence of impurities

Synonyms

semiconducting material 1

Hyponym

germanium 1

noun

a brittle grey crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors; occurs in germanite and argyrodite

silicon 1

noun

a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors

aluminium phosphide 1

noun

a highly toxic inorganic compound with the chemical formula AlP used as a wide band gap semiconductor and a fumigant.

gallium phosphide 1

noun

a compound semiconductor material with an indirect band gap of 2.26 eV(300K).

indium phosphide 1

noun

a binary semiconductor composed of indium and phosphorus.

Substance_holonym

semiconductor device 1

noun

a conductor made with semiconducting material

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