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wurtzite
noun
adjective
A dark brown zinc iron sulfide mineral ((Zn,Fe)S), a form of sphalerite.
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noun
A dark brown zinc iron sulfide mineral ((Zn,Fe)S), a form of sphalerite.
adjective
Of or pertaining to wurtzite crystal structure, a hexagonal crystal system named after the mineral wurtzite.
“A new family of semiconductors has been synthesized for the first time in the form of wurtzite phase nanocrystals of Cu2ZnAS4−x and CuZn2AS4.”
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A new family of semiconductors has been synthesized for the first time in the form of wurtzite phase nanocrystals of Cu2ZnAS4−x and CuZn2AS4.