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Transition metal impurities can kill the efficiency of GaN-based LEDs

Transition metal impurities can kill the efficiency of GaN-based LEDs

Posted Dec 06, 2016

Using advanced first-principles calculations, University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) researchers have demonstrated the mechanism by which transition metal impurities – iron in particular – can act as nonradiative recombination centers in nitride semiconductors. The work highlights that such...

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2016 Who is Who in Materials Science and Engineering

2016 Who is Who in Materials Science and Engineering

Posted Nov 11, 2016

In 2016, the most cited materials researchers and their affiliations have been broadly recognized for their significant impact on the materials science and engineering field.  There is no doubt that the materials scientists and institutions cited in these rankings...

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Challengers to Li-ion Battery Technology by Yole Research

Posted Nov 08, 2016

NO DOUBT THAT BATTERY DEMAND IS GROWING SIGNIFICANTLY. WHICH ARE THE CHALLENGERS TO LI-ION BATTERY TECHNOLOGY? Li-ion technology is a kind of universal battery technology. The parameters of various Li-ion chemistries can well satisfy most customer requirements for a...

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