Meanings
nounSchottky barrier (plural Schottky barriers)
plural Schottky barriers
- natural sciencesA metal-semiconductor junction which functions as a rectifier.
Synonyms: metallic disk rectifier
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA metal-semiconductor junction which functions as a rectifier.
Similar
metallic disk rectifier
Origin
From Walter H. Schottky, German physicist.
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