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Examples of silicon dioxide in a Sentence
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The coatings, known as passivation layers, are made from materials such as silicon nitride, silicon dioxide, and aluminum oxide.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 June 2024
The result is a pattern of silicon nitride pillars sitting on top of the silicon dioxide substrate — a metalens.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 29 Dec. 2023
This resin sits on top of a layer of silicon nitride on top of a layer of silicon dioxide.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 29 Dec. 2023
The process generally begins with quartz’s cousin, quartzite, which consists in large measure of silicon dioxide.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
When the researchers apply a gate voltage from under the silicon dioxide, electrons are drawn to the surfaces of the materials.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Apr. 2023
In experiments, players worked on a lab simulator where they were asked to etch a memory hole, which is a trench in a silicon dioxide film that is used to create a memory cell.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Mar. 2023
Separately, the team formed a uniform sheet of an atomically thin material (molybdenum disulfide) on top of a silicon dioxide surface by chemical vapor deposition.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2023
The type of silica used to make cell phone chips is an ultra-refined and inherently delicate form of silicon dioxide particles.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 24 Dec. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1909, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of silicon dioxide was
circa 1909
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“Silicon dioxide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silicon%20dioxide. Accessed 1 Jul. 2024.
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