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

Because its aluminum gallium arsenide semiconductor diode uses light for photovoltaic power, the MOTE can transmit its neuro-electric data via red and infrared lasers beam directly through the brain without inflicting harm, and without needing wires or tethering. —New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2025

The system is also compatible with high-performance photovoltaic cells, like gallium arsenide (GaAs), a compound semiconductor that boosts overall power conversion. —Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025

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

Ready to hover The solar power cells were made of a thin film of gallium arsenide, which is far more expensive than other photovoltaic materials, but offers a higher efficiency (30 percent conversion compared to numbers that are typically in the mid-20s). —John Timmer, Ars Technica, 17 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1961, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for gallium arsenide

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