silicon dioxide
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The pair studied ways to replace silicon dioxide, the dominant gate material at the time, which leaked too much current when devices became very small.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 5, 2026
Initially, the silicon wafer, which was topped by a thick layer of silicon dioxide, seemed to prevent diamond growth.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 24, 2024
Yet the silicon-based equivalent is silicon dioxide, which is basically little more than sand, Shostak explained, listing quartz as an example.
From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2023
For this, the team used individual silicon dioxide particles, known as silica, and grafted chain-like polymer molecules as a sort of shell.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2023
The oxide may be used either as a pure liquid or gelled with a gelling agent such as silicon dioxide, particulate carbon or aluminum octoate.
From U.S. Patent 4,293,314: Gelled Fuel-Air Explosive October 6, 1981. by Bertram O. Stull
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