Definition of "heterostructures" [heterostructures]

• Plural form of heterostructure. (noun)

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• "The term heterostructures means that the structure contains sharply defined layers of different semiconducting materials like silicon and germanium."
• "The history and future of semiconductor heterostructures from the point of view of a Russian scientist, Zhores I. Alferov,"
• "Until now, the main approach when it came to creating electronic devices was a process that created "heterostructures" - materials with sharply defined, alternating layers of semiconductors, such as silicon and germanium."