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binary compound
noun
A chemical compound composed of only two elements.
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Such a compound, formed solely by the combination of two elements, is known as a binary compound.
A heterojunction is a junction formed between two dissimilar semiconductors, such as the binary compound GaAs and the ternary compound AlxGa1 − xAs.
First, phosphorus diffuses into the copper foil followed by the subsequent formation of the binary compound.
Ni3Sn4 was observed to nucleate on deposit for films with compositions close to that of this binary compound.
We investigate the possibilities of growing a uniform binary compound crystal in space numerically, proposing a new crystal growth method.
The ternary compound TiAlN coating has been known to be superior to binary compound TiN in protecting tools, which may be damaged by high thermal load.
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Binary compounds are very common in inorganic chemistry, and they exhibit little structural variety.
Cobalt forms two well-defined binary compounds with oxygen: cobaltous oxide, CoO, and tricobalt textroxide, or cobalto-cobaltic oxide, Co3O4.
Therefore, the names of binary compounds containing metals such as these must include a Roman numeral to specify the charge on the ion.
The nitrogen atom should therefore be a very reactive species, combining with most other elements to form stable binary compounds, especially when the other element is sufficiently different in electronegativity to impart substantial polarity to the bonds.
In the other systems, binary compounds were obtained.
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