valleytronics

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noun

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.

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Meanings

nounvalleytronics (uncountable)
  1. uncountablenatural sciencesA 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.

Origin

From valley + -tronics.

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