1. Biography of Nobel laureate Shuji Nakamura.
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Nakamura, Shuji
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NOBEL Prize winners , *LIGHT emitting diode efficiency , *GALLIUM nitride , *SOLID state physics , *ENERGY consumption , *OPTICAL storage systems - Abstract
Shuji Nakamura discovered p-type doping in Gallium Nitride (GaN) and developed blue, green, and white 'InGaN-based' light emitting diodes (LEDs) and blue laser diodes (LDs). His inventions made possible energy efficient, solid-state lighting systems and enabled the next generation of optical storage. In this biography, Shuji Nakamura tells the story of his personal life and his scientific career. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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