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ambipolar

American  
[am-bi-poh-ler] / ˌæm bɪˈpoʊ lər /

adjective

  1. working in two directions simultaneously.

  2. Physics, Chemistry. pertaining to both positive and negative ions; applied to both positive and negative ions at the same rate.

ambipolar British  
/ ˌæmbɪˈpəʊlə /

adjective

  1. electronics (of plasmas and semiconductors) involving both positive and negative charge carriers

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Palacios says that one of the ambipolar transistors he designed can convert a digital signal into a Bluetooth signal that can be sent between, for example, a mobile phone and a wireless headset.

From Nature • Mar. 14, 2012

A single ambipolar graphene transistor, Palacios has shown, can do the job all by itself.

From Nature • Mar. 14, 2012

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