From transistors to light emitters

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1190-1200

  Holonyak Jr , Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CARRIERS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; TRANSISTORS;

RADIATIVE RECOMBINATION;

PHOTOELECTRIC DEVICES;

EID: 0034313069     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/2944.902167     Document Type: Article

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