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The Deal-Grove model describes the rate of thermal 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 produced via the (-5[1])Czochralski (15[1])process are cut then coated with (*) photoresist in one process. (-5[1])Due to cost, this indirect bandgap material’s polycrystalline form is more prevalent than its monocrystalline form for PV applications. This material, which shares diamond’s lattice structure, is often “doped” with (-5[1])group 13 or 15 elements like boron or phosphorus to improve its conductivity. For 10 points, wafers of what elemental semiconductor are used to create integrated circuits? (10[1])■END■ (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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