- single-crystal material
- A material that is composed of a single crystal or a few large crystals.Solar Electric Glossary
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Single-Crystal Material — In reference to solar photovoltaic devices, a material that is composed of a single crystal or a few large crystals … Energy terms
Single crystal — A huge KDP crystal grown from a seed crystal in a supersaturated aqueous solution at LLNL which is to be cut into slices and used on the National Ignition Facility for frequency doubling and tripling. A single crystal or monocrystalline solid is… … Wikipedia
single crystal — ▪ crystallography any solid object in which an orderly three dimensional arrangement of the atoms, ions, or molecules is repeated throughout the entire volume. Certain minerals (mineral), such as quartz and the gemstones, often occur as… … Universalium
single crystal — noun A material formed from by the growth of a crystal nucleus without secondary nucleation or impingement on other crystals; a regular three dimensional structure extends throughout the material Syn: monocrystal … Wiktionary
crystal — crystallike, adj. /kris tl/, n., adj., v., crystaled, crystaling or (esp. Brit.) crystalled, crystalling. n. 1. a clear, transparent mineral or glass resembling ice. 2. the transparent form of crystallized quartz. 3. Chem., Mineral. a solid body… … Universalium
Crystal — /kris tl/, n. 1. a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis. 25,543. 2. a female given name. * * * I Any solid material whose atoms are arranged in a definite pattern and whose surface regularity reflects its internal symmetry. Each of a crystal s… … Universalium
Crystal oscillator — A miniature 4 MHz quartz crystal enclosed in a hermetically sealed HC 49/US package, used as the resonator in a crystal oscillator. A crystal oscillator is an electronic oscillator circuit that uses the mechanical resonance of a vibrating crystal … Wikipedia
Crystal structure — In mineralogy and crystallography, crystal structure is a unique arrangement of atoms or molecules in a crystalline liquid or solid. A crystal structure is composed of a pattern, a set of atoms arranged in a particular way, and a lattice… … Wikipedia
Material properties of diamond — This article addresses the material properties of diamond. For a broader discussion of diamonds, see diamond. For other uses of the word diamond, see diamond (disambiguation). Diamond An octahedral diamond crystal in matrix Gener … Wikipedia
Crystal — Crystals redirects here. For other uses, see Crystals (disambiguation). This article is about crystalline solids. For the type of glass, see lead crystal. For other uses, see Crystal (disambiguation). Quartz crystal. The individual grains of this … Wikipedia
