Question

The Deal-Grove model describes the rate of thermal (15[1])oxidation of this material. The 1980s discovery that a porous version of this material displays room-temperature photoluminescence spurred interest in using it for photonics. This material is produced via deposition of a trichloro- precursor in the Siemens process. Pure boules (15[1])of this material (15[2])produced via the (-5[1])Czochralski (15[1])process (15[1])are cut then coated with (*) photoresist (-5[1])in one process. (-5[1])Due to cost, this indirect bandgap material’s polycrystalline (-5[1])form is more prevalent than its monocrystalline form for PV applications. This material, which shares diamond’s lattice structure, is often (-5[1])“doped” with (-5[1])group (-5[1])13 or 15 elements like boron or phosphorus to improve its conductivity. For 10 points, wafers of what elemental (10[2])semiconductor are used to create integrated circuits? (10[1])■END■ (10[5]0[1])

ANSWER: silicon [or Si; accept crystalline silicon, monocrystalline silicon, or polycrystalline silicon; reject “amorphous silicon”; reject “silica” or “silicone”]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Ahmad ElrakhawiRITSyracuse+Rochester715
Matt SchiavonePurdue AVanderbilt4715
Rohan ShelkeBerkeley BBerkeley C5015
Kane NguyenMcDouble West-CarletonToronto5015
Davis JohnsonPurdue BChicago B53-5
Andrew WangIllinois AChicago A5415
Michał GerasimiukStanford ABerkeley A5515
Richard NiuCornell RCornell MATLAB61-5
Zach JosephNotre Dame AIndiana64-5
Sam DowdAuxiliary Lofthouse Cookie UniversitySGV Capital72-5
Neal JoshiWUSTL XYZWUSTL H2O92-5
Shardul ParthasarathyIllinois BNotre Dame B94-5
Braden BoothMissouri AMissouri B95-5
Michael DuWaterlooOttawa A11410
Gabe ForrestSquidward Community CollegeSIUE11410
Christopher JosephNotre Dame BIllinois B12110
David GayowskyOttawa BOttawa C12210
Will AlstonSGV CapitalAuxiliary Lofthouse Cookie University12210
Ezra SantosChicago BPurdue B1220
Rosa XiaCornell MATLABCornell R12210
Dede BinkhoelterMissouri BMissouri A12210
Cyrus ZhouWUSTL H2OWUSTL XYZ12210