tricrystal

English

Etymology

tri- +‎ crystal

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪstəl

Noun

tricrystal (plural tricrystals)

1. A semiconductor (or similar device) incorporating a junction of three crystals.
   • 2015, E. Bayerschen, M. Stricker, S. Wulfinghoff, D. Weygand, T. Böhlke, “Equivalent Plastic Strain Gradient Plasticity with Grain Boundary Hardening and Comparison to Discrete Dislocation Dynamics”, in arXiv‎^[1]:

     By comparison to averaged results from many discrete dislocation dynamics (DDD) simulations of an aluminum type tricrystal under tensile loading, the new hardening parameter in the continuum model is calibrated.

Related terms

• bicrystal