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  • Materials Science
  • Semiconductor Physics

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  • Gallium nitride (GaN), a wide-bandgap semiconductor, exhibits broken inversion symmetry, resulting in significant electronic polarization.
  • This polarization causes distinct physical and chemical properties on the surfaces perpendicular to the polar axis.
  • Traditionally, the cation (gallium) face has been used for photonic devices, while the anion (nitrogen) face shows potential for electronic devices.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce and demonstrate the concept of dualtronics.
  • To show the feasibility of fabricating photonic and electronic devices on opposite faces of the same GaN wafer.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing the inherent polarization properties of gallium nitride (GaN).
  • Developing fabrication techniques to leverage the distinct surface properties of the cation and anion faces.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated the successful fabrication of photonic devices on the cation face.
  • Successfully fabricated electronic devices on the anion face of the same GaN wafer.
  • Established the viability of dualtronics for creating integrated devices.

Conclusions:

  • Dualtronics enables the use of both faces of polar semiconductor wafers in a single structure.
  • This approach allows for the integration of electronic, photonic, and acoustic functionalities on opposite wafer faces.
  • Dualtronics significantly enhances the capabilities of GaN-based semiconductor devices.