tricrystal

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English

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Etymology

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From tri- +‎ crystal.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tricrystal (plural tricrystals)

  1. A semiconductor (or similar device) incorporating a junction of three crystals.
    • 2015, E. Bayerschen, M. Stricker, S. Wulfinghoff, D. Weygand, T. Böhlke, “Equivalent Plastic Strain Gradient Plasticity with Grain Boundary Hardening and Comparison to Discrete Dislocation Dynamics”, in arXiv‎[1]:
      By comparison to averaged results from many discrete dislocation dynamics (DDD) simulations of an aluminum type tricrystal under tensile loading, the new hardening parameter in the continuum model is calibrated.
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