Discovery in gallium nitride a key enabler of energy efficient electronics

Gallium nitride, a semiconductor that revolutionized energy-efficient LED lighting, could also transform electronics and wireless communication, thanks to a discovery made by Cornell researchers.


Debdeep Jena group

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From left, Ph.D. student Samuel J. Bader; Debdeep Jena, professor of electrical and computer engineering and materials science and engineering; Huili Grace Xing, professor of electrical and computer engineering and materials science and engineering; David Muller, professor of applied and engineering physics; Ph.D. student Reet Chaudhuri; and postdoctoral associate Zhen Chen have discovered fast-moving positive charges in gallium nitride that could transform electronics and wireless communication.

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