an element with properties both of a metal and of a non-metal; a metalloid
2. obsolete
a metal that is not (fully) malleable
Examples of 'semimetal' in a sentence
semimetal
Electronic band structure calculations revealed a transition from semimetal to metal under high pressure.
Jingyun Zhang, Cuihong Yang, Weifeng Rao, Jian Hao, Yinwei Li 2017, 'Prediction of high-pressure phases of Weyl semimetal NbAs and NbP', Scientific Reportshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s41598-017-13610-x. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The growth process of these semimetal architectures was briefly discussed.
Xiao Wang, Xiaoxing Wei, Caixia Song 2015, 'Growth of Semimetals Bismuth and Antimony Films on Reactive Substrate', Journal of Nanomaterialshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/581486. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The homogeneous strain can introduce a semimetal-metal transition.
Rui Qin, Chun-Hai Wang, Wenjun Zhu, Yalin Zhang 2012, 'First-principles calculations of mechanical and electronic properties of siliceneunder strain', AIP Advanceshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4732134. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We theoretically study the electric polarization in magnetic topological nodal semimetal thin films.
Yuya Ominato, Ai Yamakage, Kentaro Nomura 2018, 'Electric Polarization in Magnetic Topological Nodal Semimetal Thin Films', Condensed Matterhttps://www.mdpi.com/2410-3896/3/4/43. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Semimetal-to-semiconductor transition in graphene can bestow graphene with numerous novel and enhanced structural, electrical, optical, and physicochemical characteristics.
Shahrima Maharubin, Xin Zhang, Fuliang Zhu, Hong-Chao Zhang, Gengxin Zhang, Yue Zhang 2016, 'Synthesis and Applications of Semiconducting Graphene', Journal of Nanomaterialshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6375962. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In magnetically doped topological insulators, topological nodal semimetal phases emerge once the exchange coupling overcomes the band gap.
Yuya Ominato, Ai Yamakage, Kentaro Nomura 2018, 'Electric Polarization in Magnetic Topological Nodal Semimetal Thin Films', Condensed Matterhttps://www.mdpi.com/2410-3896/3/4/43. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)