nanostructuren.
/ˈnanə(ʊ)ˌstrʌktʃə/, U.S. /ˈnænoʊˌstrək(t)ʃər/ Science.
A structure, esp. a semiconductor device, that has dimensions of a few nanometres.
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1978 Science 10 Mar. 1114/2 (title) Practical limits of nanostructure fabrication.
1979 Jrnl. Vacuum Sci. & Technol. 16 269/2 Most nanostructures were fabricated on substrates of 60-nm-thick Si3N4 membranes.
1993 P. Anderson Harvest of Stars (1994) 429 She had lain invaded by tubes and wires, pervaded by chemicals and nanostructures, in fluid of freezing cold.
1994 Sci. News 18 June 389/2 This absorption of electron waves limits the usefulness of such nanostructures for studying various quantum effects.
1998 New Scientist 1 Aug. 67/1 (advt.) He/she will have an opportunity to acquire expertise in sensitive measurement techniques, cryomagnetics and lithography of quantum nanostructures.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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