heterostructure
nounEtymology From hetero- + structure.
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Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics 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:
- Derived terms
- semiconductor heterostructure