depletion region

[ dĭ-plē′shən ]

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A region in a semiconductor device, usually at the juncture of P-type and N-type materials, in which there is neither an excess of electrons nor of holes. Large depletion regions inhibit current flow. See also semiconductor diode.

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How to use depletion region in a sentence

And that may well be what is happening in the Barnett Shale region around, yes, Dallas and Irving.
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Instead, spa hotels filled up with over 30,000 refugees from the war-troubled Donbas region of eastern Ukraine.
Is Putin Turning to Terrorism in Ukraine?|Anna Nemtsova|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In doing so he exposed the failure of other airlines in the region to see the huge pent-up demand for cheap travel.
Annoying Airport Delays Might Prevent You From Becoming the Next AirAsia 8501|Clive Irving|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The region is marketed for visitors as “Aryan Valley,” and many citizens have taken to tacking on “Aryan” to their last names.
The Himalayas’ Hidden Aryans|Nina Strochlic|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST

The weather on the route of AirAsia Flight 8501 was not unusual for the region and the season.
Did Bad Weather Bring Down AirAsia 8501?|Clive Irving|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Within the past thirty years civilization has rapidly taken possession of this lovely region.
Among the Sioux|R. J. Creswell
Nowhere can be found a region capable of supporting a larger population to the square mile than Lombardy.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
From that region they issue to inflict diseases, especially blindness and deafness.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
At that time, the postage on letters from that region was very high, sometimes as much as fifty or sixty cents, or even a dollar.
The Boarded-Up House|Augusta Huiell Seaman
I should judge that a peck of corn is about the average product of a day's work through all this region.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley