gallium arsenide

noun

: a synthetic compound GaAs used especially as a semiconducting material

Examples of gallium arsenide in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Engineering light at nanoscale The team built the semiconductor from gallium arsenide and aluminum gallium arsenide, arranging the materials into ultra-thin layers known as multi-quantum wells. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026

Vector Photonics has developed PCSELs made of indium phosphide and indium gallium arsenide phosphide that a commercial fab could reproduce and manufacture reliably. — IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026

That photonic cold plate will largely be made up of a semiconductor material called gallium arsenide. — New Atlas, 13 Apr. 2025

The increase is attributed to higher demand for indium phosphide (InP) and gallium arsenide (GaAs) substrates. — Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1961, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for gallium arsenide

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