dopant

American  

[doh-puhnt] / ˈdoʊ pənt /

noun

Electronics.

1. an impurity added intentionally in a very small, controlled amount to a pure semiconductor to change its electrical properties.

   Arsenic is a dopant for silicon.

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dopant British  

/ ˈdəʊpənt /

noun

1. an element or compound used to dope a semiconductor

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Etymology

Origin of dopant

First recorded in 1960–65; dope + -ant

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Example Sentences

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dopant

Because of the large size of the W6+ dopant, the perovskite has a larger lattice volume, which means it can take up more water molecules than those doped with other cations such as small Mo6+.

From Science Daily ● May 29, 2024

"The covalent bonding between the dopant and oxygen atoms makes the problematic release of oxygen less energetically favorable, and therefore less likely to occur," says Kobayashi.

From Science Daily ● May 2, 2024

A crucial chemical aspect of the enhancement proved to be the formation of strong 'covalent' bonds between the dopant and oxygen atoms within the structure.

From Science Daily ● May 2, 2024

For an electrolyte to gain the ability to conduct protons, small traces of another substance, known as a dopant, must be added to the base material.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 18, 2024

Eighty years ago7, dopant atoms of boron and phosphorus were added to pure silicon to produce materials called p-type and n-type silicon, respectively; these form p–n junctions, the basis of computing.

From Nature ● Jan. 21, 2020

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