graphoepitaxy

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noun

The growth of an aligned layer of single crystal, from a seed, on the surface of a substrate

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Meanings

noungraphoepitaxy (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe growth of an aligned layer of single crystal, from a seed, on the surface of a substrate

    However the present samples lack any features to guide alignment, as is the case with graphoepitaxy, which assists in significantly lowering the observed defect density.

    2015 July 25, “Automated Defect and Correlation Length Analysis of Block Copolymer Thin Film Nanopatterns”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From grapho- + epitaxy.

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