epitaxy

American  

[ep-i-tak-see] / ˈɛp ɪˌtæk si /

noun

Crystallography.

PLURAL

epitaxies

1. epitaxis.

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epitaxy British  

/ ˌɛpɪˈtæksɪəl, ˈɛpɪˌtæksɪ /

noun

1. the growth of a thin layer on the surface of a crystal so that the layer has the same structure as the underlying crystal

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Other Word Forms

• epitaxial adjective

Example Sentences

"Rather than ion implantation, molecular beam epitaxy was used to precisely incorporate gallium atoms into the germanium's crystal lattice," says Julian Steele, a physicist at the University of Queensland and a co-author of the study.

From Science Daily

Indeed, epitaxy is part of many of the electronic devices that we use today, from cell phones to computers to solar panels, allowing electricity to flow, and not flow, through them.

From Science Daily

IQE, established in the 1980s, produces a type of epitaxy wafer in Newport which is a vital component of compound semiconductors.

From BBC

Integration is typically achieved by growing films on compatible substrates using a method called epitaxy, but this approach works only for relatively limited material systems.

From Nature

The alignment of atoms in different materials is called epitaxy.

From Nature