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What distinguishes semiconductor compounds from metals and insulators?
What distinguishes semiconductor compounds from metals and insulators?
Which type of compound semiconductors are commonly used in light-emitting diodes (LEDs)?
Which type of compound semiconductors are commonly used in light-emitting diodes (LEDs)?
What determines the wavelengths of light that can be absorbed or emitted by a semiconductor compound?
What determines the wavelengths of light that can be absorbed or emitted by a semiconductor compound?
What is the lattice structure called when both fcc sites in a diamond lattice have the same type of atoms?
What is the lattice structure called when both fcc sites in a diamond lattice have the same type of atoms?
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Which compound semiconductors are usually used in television screens as fluorescent materials?
Which compound semiconductors are usually used in television screens as fluorescent materials?
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What is the lattice structure called when each fcc site in the diamond lattice has different types of atom?
What is the lattice structure called when each fcc site in the diamond lattice has different types of atom?
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What is required to obtain highly pure semiconductor for electronic applications like Si?
What is required to obtain highly pure semiconductor for electronic applications like Si?
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What kind of compounds can be obtained by varying the mixture of elements on each fcc site of the zinc blend structure?
What kind of compounds can be obtained by varying the mixture of elements on each fcc site of the zinc blend structure?
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What type of lattice has an additional atom at the center of the cube?
What type of lattice has an additional atom at the center of the cube?
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For which crystal structure is there an atom located at each corner of the unit cell?
For which crystal structure is there an atom located at each corner of the unit cell?
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Which crystal system allows lattice points at the face center?
Which crystal system allows lattice points at the face center?
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What are Miller indices used to refer to in crystal studying?
What are Miller indices used to refer to in crystal studying?
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