Definition of "arsenide" []

• A compound of arsenic with a more electropositive element. (noun)

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• "Most red LEDs are made of aluminum gallium arsenide, which is toxic."
• "Using concentrated sunlight focused onto a small 5 mm² multi-junction solar cell made out of GaInP/GaInAs/Ge (gallium indium phosphide, gallium indium arsenide on a germanium substrate (whew!))."
• "You know, replete with all that stuff about electrons and holes and "p-doping" and "n-doping" and the delights of gallium arsenide."