valleytronics

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A proposed equivalent of electronics using valleys in the valence band or conduction band structure of some semiconductors or insulators that possess multiple valleys, such as graphene, carbon nanotubes, bismuth, dichalcogenides, diamond or silicon.

Word forms

valleytronics

Etymology

From valley + -tronics.

Related words

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