noun
- crystals consisting of a single continuous crystal lattice with no grain boundaries
Usage: scientific; materials science
Examples
- Silicon monocrystals are essential for manufacturing computer chips.
- The laboratory grew perfect monocrystals for their semiconductor research.
- Monocrystals have superior electrical properties compared to polycrystalline materials.
- The solar panel efficiency improved when monocrystals were used instead of regular crystals.
- Scientists studied the atomic structure of these monocrystals under powerful microscopes.
- The production of high-quality monocrystals requires extremely controlled conditions.