Definition of Dopant

1. Noun. A substance added in small amounts to a pure semiconductor material to alter its conductive properties. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Dopant

1. an impurity added to a pure substance [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dopant

dopa quinone
dopa reaction
dopachrome oxidoreductase
dopamelanin
dopamine
dopamine agents
dopamine agonists
dopamine antagonists
dopamine beta-hydroxylase
dopamine beta-monooxygenase
dopamine hydrochloride
dopamine uptake inhibitors
dopaminergic
dopaminergic system
dopamines
dopant (current term)
dopants
dopaquinone
dopas
dopatta
dopattas
dope
dope-sheet
dope fiend
dope fiends
dope off
dope out
dope sheet
dope sick

Literary usage of Dopant

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Advancing Metrology for Electrotechnology to Support the U.S. Economy by Joanne Surrette (1999)
"Two-dimensional dopant profiling of silicon over the dopant concentration ... Small dopant changes in a device's active region can lead to large changes in ..."

2. Pellet-clad Interaction in Water Reactor Fuels: Seminar Proceedings, Aix-en by Direction de l'énergie nucléaire, DEC., Electricité de France, OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2005)
"The use of chromium oxide dopant is very efficient, capable of achieving a ... The addition of dopant increases the creep rate of UO2 but the effect is ..."

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