epitaxy

[ep-i-tak-see]

noun

Crystallography.

plural

epitaxies 

1. epitaxis.

epitaxy

/ 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

Other Word Forms

• epitaxial adjective

Example Sentences

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.

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

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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.

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The alignment of atoms in different materials is called epitaxy.

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Effect of growth stoichiometry on the electrical activity of screw dislocations in GaN films grown by molecular-beam epitaxy.

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