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Let there be light--with gallium nitride: the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics
Paul Von Dollen1, Siddha Pimputkar, James S Speck
1Materials Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, Eng II., Bldg. 503, Rm. 1355, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5050 (USA).
Abstract:
Significant gains in energy savings now underway can be traced to a single invention--the blue light-emitting diode. GaN-based blue LED technology not only resulted in efficient white light sources, but continues to enable a host of applications and scientific inquiries. The researchers primarily responsible for the development of the blue LED were awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics.
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