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Let There Be Light—With Gallium Nitride: The 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics
Author(s) -
Von Dollen Paul,
Pimputkar Siddha,
Speck James S.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201410693
Subject(s) - blue light , white light , gallium nitride , light emitting diode , engineering physics , nanotechnology , light source , optoelectronics , physics , telecommunications , engineering , optics , materials science , layer (electronics)
Significant gains in energy savings now underway can be traced to a single invention—the blue light‐emitting diode. GaN‐based blue LED technology not only resulted in efficient white light sources, but continues to enable a host of applications and scientific inquiries. The researchers primarily responsible for the development of the blue LED were awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics.