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dopant

[ doh-puhnt ]

noun

, Electronics.
  1. an impurity added intentionally in a very small, controlled amount to a pure semiconductor to change its electrical properties:

    Arsenic is a dopant for silicon.



dopant

/ ˈdəʊpənt /

noun

  1. an element or compound used to dope a semiconductor
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dopant1

First recorded in 1960–65; dope + -ant
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dopant1

C20: see dope , -ant
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Example Sentences

By the donor doping of large W6+, this material can take up more water to increase its proton concentration, as well as reduce the proton trapping through electrostatic repulsion between the dopant and proton.

"A major problem with the conventional proton conductors is a phenomenon known as proton trapping, in which protons are trapped by acceptor dopant via electrostatic attraction between the dopant and proton," explains Yashima.

As for proton trapping, the high positive charge of the W6+ dopant leads to a stronger repulsion with protons, which are also positively charged.

The repulsion indicates reduced proton trapping by the W6+ dopant, which leads to the high proton conductivity at low and intermediate temperatures.

"The stabilization of perovskites with disordered intrinsic oxygen vacancies and full hydration enabled by doping of large donor dopant could be an effective strategy towards next-generation proton conductors," remarks Yashima.

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