Definition
A material made by layering different types of semiconductors or other materials together, creating new electrical and optical properties that neither material has alone.
Etymology
From Greek 'hetero-' (different) and English 'structure.' Coined in the 20th century as semiconductor technology advanced, combining two distinct crystalline materials at the atomic level.
Kelly Says
Heterostructures are the secret ingredient in LEDs and modern computer chips—by sandwiching ultrathin layers of different materials, engineers can create light-emitting junctions that changed how we light our world. This concept earned Herbert Kroemer a Nobel Prize because it unlocked entirely new physics at material boundaries.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
የተለያዩ ቅርፅ
ye-te-le-ya-yu qir-ts
ARالعربية
هترو بنية
he-tro-bi-niya
BNবাংলা
অসমন্বয়িত গঠন
os-mon-boi-tit go-thon
CACatalà
heterestructura
he-te-ro-es-truc-tu-ra
CSČeština
heterostruktura
he-te-ro-struk-tu-ra
DADansk
heterostruktur
he-te-ro-struk-tur
DEDeutsch
Heterostruktur
he-te-ro-struk-tur
ELΕλληνικά
ετεροστρουκτουρα
e-te-ro-strok-too-ra
ESEspañol
heterestructura
e-te-ro-es-truc-tu-ra
FAفارسی
ساختار هترو
sa-khtar he-tro
FISuomi
heterostruktuuri
he-te-ro-struk-tu-uri
FRFrançais
hétérostructure
e-te-ro-struk-tu-re
GUGU
વિવિધ રચના
vi-vidh rach-na
HAHA
heterostructure
he-te-ro-struk-chur
HEעברית
הטרוסטרוקטור
he-tro-struk-tor
HIहिन्दी
अनसमान संरचना
an-sa-maan sa-n-cha-na
HUMagyar
heterostruktura
he-te-ro-struk-tu-ra
IDBahasa Indonesia
heterostruktur
he-te-ro-struk-tur
IGIG
heterostructure
he-te-ro-struk-chur
ITItaliano
heterostructure
he-te-ro-struk-tu-ra
JA日本語
異質構造
i-jitsu kou-zou
KKKK
heterostructure
he-te-ro-struk-chur
KMKM
វិស័យ異質
vi-say i-heng
MRMR
हेटरोस्ट्रक्चर
he-te-ro-struk-chur
MSBahasa Melayu
heterostruktur
he-te-ro-struk-tur
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်းလဲသော စနစ်
pyawng-le-tha-o sna-nit
NLNederlands
heterostructuur
he-te-ro-struk-tuur
NONorsk
heterostrukturer
he-te-ro-struk-tu-rer
PAPA
heterostructure
he-te-ro-struk-chur
PLPolski
heterostruktura
he-te-ro-struk-tu-ra
PTPortuguês
heterostructure
he-te-ro-struk-tur
RORomână
heterostructură
he-te-ro-struk-tu-ra
RUРусский
гетероструктура
ge-te-ro-struk-tu-ra
SVSvenska
heterostruktur
he-te-ro-struk-tur
SWKiswahili
heterostructure
he-te-ro-struk-chur
TAதமிழ்
ஒற்றை வடிவமைப்பு
or-tai va-di-va-mai-ppu
TEతెలుగు
విభిన్న నిర్మాణం
vi-bhin-na nir-ma-na-mu
THไทย
โครงสร้าง异质
khao-sang-sa-a-i-zhat
TLTL
heterostruktur
he-te-ro-struk-tur
TRTürkçe
heterostructure
he-te-ro-struk-tur
UKУкраїнська
гетероструктура
he-te-ro-struk-tu-ra
URاردو
heterostructure
he-te-ro-struk-chur
VITiếng Việt
cấu trúc dị质
cau truc di-zhat
YOYO
heterostructure
he-te-ro-struk-chur
ZUZU
heterostructure
he-te-ro-struk-chur