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  • noun A material with periodically alternating layers of several crystalline substances; especially such a semiconductor.

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super- +‎ lattice

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Examples

  • The superlattices grown via the defect-chemistry method appear to hold promise for RRAM devices, Switzer says, because the resistance of the superlattice is a function of the applied bias.

    Newswise: Latest News 2010

  • According to Switzer, the superlattices grown via the defect-chemistry method appear to hold promise for RRAM devices because the resistance of the superlattice is a function of the applied bias.

    Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010

  • Today, I am back to one of the sins of my youth: to the superlattice Bloch oscillator, an exciting combination of heterostructures and hot electron physics.

    Herbert Kroemer - Autobiography 2001

  • Here, we demonstrate the existence of a bandgap opening in graphene, induced by the patterned adsorption of atomic hydrogen onto the Moiré superlattice positions of graphene grown on an Ir (111) substrate.

    Naturejobs - All Jobs Richard Balog 2010

  • The team demonstrated the potential for integrating these novel materials by growing millimeter-scale superlattice membranes containing iron oxide nanocrystals of two different sizes and incorporating the membranes into magnetoresistive devices.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • The team demonstrated the potential for integrating these novel materials by growing millimeter-scale superlattice membranes containing iron oxide nanocrystals of two different sizes and incorporating the membranes into magnetoresistive devices.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • Specifically, they'll study superlattice systems that consist of two or more materials that are intentionally arranged in alternating semiconductor layers several nanometers thick.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • Layer-resolved hole density in a superconducting 2 x LCO - 4 x LSCO superlattice (dots) compared to results of calculations for different screening lengths\lambda

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • The superlattice structures combined with an antimonide material system can give engineers

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • The team demonstrated the potential for integrating these novel materials by growing millimeter-scale superlattice membranes containing iron oxide nanocrystals of two different sizes and incorporating the membranes into magnetoresistive devices.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

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