: a synthetic compound GaAs used especially as a semiconducting material
Examples of gallium arsenide in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebSo the holes in a basic gallium arsenide PCSEL would be set about 280 nm apart.—Susumu Noda, IEEE Spectrum, 14 Apr. 2024 Nakamura’s team chose gallium arsenide, which has good properties for building quantum wells but is also in commercial use, and so can be precisely fabricated using mature processing technologies.—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Jan. 2024 Most of China’s gallium is used, both inside and outside the country, to craft gallium arsenide wafers.—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Oct. 2023 Furthermore, germanium plays a role in the manufacture of some gallium-containing devices, including gallium arsenide solar panels.—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Oct. 2023 In 1982, researchers at Bell Labs detected opposing waves in neighboring sheets of gallium arsenide.—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2023 So could pulses of current in gallium arsenide diodes with their edges polished as mirrors.—Jeff Hecht, IEEE Spectrum, 27 Mar. 2018 Bob Willett of Nokia Bell Labs has probably come the closest in his attempts to corral electrons in gallium arsenide, where promising but subtle signs of braiding exist.—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 9 May 2023 LEDs previously had been made of gallium arsenide.—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Sep. 2022
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