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Definition of Epitaxy
1. Noun. Growing a crystal layer of one mineral on the crystal base of another mineral in such a manner that its crystalline orientation is the same as that of the substrate.
Definition of Epitaxy
1. Noun. Any of several techniques that grow ordered, crystalline layers on top of an existing monocrystalline substrate. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Epitaxy
1. a type of crystalline growth [n -TAXIES] : EPITAXIC [adj]
Medical Definition of Epitaxy
1. The growth of one crystal in one or more specific orientations on the substrate of another kind of crystal, with a close geometric fit between the networks in contact; seen in the alternating layers of different composition in stones from the kidney and gallbladder, indicating an abrupt change of composition during formation. Origin: epi-+ G. Taxis, arrangement (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Epitaxy
Literary usage of Epitaxy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Electronic Structure of Ferromagnet-Insulator Interfaces: Fe/MgO and Co/MgO by Martina Mueller (2007)
"3.2 Molecular beam epitaxy Photoemission studies on surfaces and interfaces
require clean and monocrystalline samples, which are ideally prepared by ..."
2. New Materials Society, Challenges and Opportunities: New Materials Science ...by DIANE Publishing Company by DIANE Publishing Company (1993)
"Schematic illustration of a transistor grown by molecular beam epitaxy AuGe/Ni/Au
Drain ... epitaxy."
3. Silicon Destiny: The Story of Application Specific Integrated Circuits and by Rob Walker, Nancy Tersini (1992)
"First, Motorola was looking for people familiar with epitaxy, a subject I ...
When we got to Phoenix, the epitaxy project at Motorola was just starting. ..."
4. Midsize Facilities: The Infrastructure for Materials Research by Bpa, National Research Council (U.S.) (2006)
"In conventional epitaxy, the alignment of all three crystallographic axes of the
... This new epitaxy appears common in many candidate silicides for device ..."
5. Directory of Federal Laboratory and Technology Resources: A Guide to (1993)
"1145 Space Vacuum epitaxy Center (SVEC) National Aeronautics and Space ...
Other major focuses include the adaptation of Molecular Beam epitaxy (MBE) and ..."
6. Space Business Indicators (1992)
"Epitaxially-grown compound semi-conductor materials; superconducting epitaxially-grown
thin films; adaption of Molecular Beam epitaxy and Chemical Beam ..."
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