The evolution of nitride-based light-emitting devices

IEICE Transactions on Electronics

Volumn E85-C, Issue 1 SPEC., 2002, Pages 2-9

  Akasaki, Isamu ^a   Kamiyama, Satoshi ^a   Amano, Hiroshi ^a  

^a MEIJO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blue light emitting devices; Conductivity control; Low temperature buffer layer; MOVPE; Nitride semiconductors

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL GROWTH; ELECTRON MOBILITY; LUMINESCENCE; NITRIDES; OPTICAL DEVICES; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; VAPOR PHASE EPITAXY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

FRONTIER DEVICES;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

EID: 0036458781     PISSN: 09168524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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