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  • adjective physics Between shells.
  • noun astronomy The layer between two stellar shells, particularly between the hydrogen and helium shells.

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inter- + shell

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  • Dr. Cristina Giusca, the lead author of the paper said: "Fundamentally, the importance of the intershell interaction in collapsed double-walled carbon nanotubes points to the potential of a reversible metal-semiconductor junction, which can have device applications, as well as sending a cautionary note in the design of semiconductor components based on carbon nanotubes".

    innovations-report 2008

  • Dr. Cristina Giusca, the lead author of the paper said: "Fundamentally, the importance of the intershell interaction in collapsed double-walled carbon nanotubes points to the potential of a reversible metal-semiconductor junction, which can have device applications, as well as sending a cautionary note in the design of semiconductor components based on carbon nanotubes".

    innovations-report 2008

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