skip to content

Cambridge Centre for Gallium Nitride

 
Read more at: Efficiency droop studies reported in Semiconductor Today

Efficiency droop studies reported in Semiconductor Today

Recent collaborative work between Cambridge and Manchester on efficiency droop has been highilghted by journalist Mike Cooke in July's issue of Semiconductor Today, which can be read here .


Read more at: GaN Lifi talk for sixth formers

GaN Lifi talk for sixth formers

As part of a recent visit to the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy by Sixth Formers from The Knights' Templar School in Baldock, we gave an interactive presentation entitled "Communication using Light", which focused on new approaches which might be enabled by gallium nitride, including visible light...


Read more at: Chris Ren awarded EPSRC Doctoral Training Prize

Chris Ren awarded EPSRC Doctoral Training Prize

Congratulations to Christopher Ren, who has been awarded an EPSRC Doctoral Training Prize, which will allow him to continue his exciting work on multi-microscopy of GaN-based devices for six months after he submits his PhD thesis. Chris's research interests can be found here .


Read more at: John Jarman passes his first year review

John Jarman passes his first year review

Congratulations to John who has passed his first year PhD probationary review, with his paper on the processing of InGaN-based quantum light sources.


Read more at: Cubic GaN growth moves to 6-inch substrates

Cubic GaN growth moves to 6-inch substrates

The next stage in our Innovate UK Energy Catalyst project on fabrication of cubic LEDs has arrived, and we plan to grow cubic GaN structures on 6-inch 3C-SiC substrates on (100) silicon, supplied by Anvil. The image shows Anvil's Daniel Nilsson with a standard 4-inch substrate. Menno is holding a new 6-inch large-area...


Read more at: GaN team reaches the grand final of the McKinsey Venture Academy 2016

GaN team reaches the grand final of the McKinsey Venture Academy 2016

Many congratulations to An Bao, Thomas Choi and James Griffiths for reaching the fifth and final round of the McKinsey Venture Academy 2016 , after beating almost 200 other teams. The team has been investigating the market for solar photovoltaic LEDs to benefit people living in off-grid areas, and those with only...


Read more at: Helen Springbett's article makes the cover of PSS(b)

Helen Springbett's article makes the cover of PSS(b)

Congratulations to Helen for getting her recent article onto the cover of Physica Status Solidi(b). The paper is about the properties InGaN nano-rings grown by modified droplet epitaxy, and can be viewed as June's Paper of the Month.


Read more at: Gallium Nitride Talk at the Armourers and Brasiers Cambridge Forum

Gallium Nitride Talk at the Armourers and Brasiers Cambridge Forum

Professor Martin Dawson from the Unviersity of Strathclyde will give an invited talk at the annual Armourers and Brasiers Cambridge Forum on Tuesday 14th June. The talk will describe recent collaborative work on GaN/polymer, GaN/diamond and GaN/nanocomposite hybrid LEDs for high-bandwidth visible light communications. This...


Read more at: Lata Sahonta gives a talk at the 2016 Hay Festival

Lata Sahonta gives a talk at the 2016 Hay Festival

LEDs are well-known for revolutionising white lighting, but Lata will be giving a talk and a series of demos that highlight the other uses of LEDs, such as for communication, health, and medicine. Demonstrations will be recorded live and will be uploaded to the BBC online archive after the event. The Hay Festival is an...


Read more at: Happy Birthday Sir Colin!

Happy Birthday Sir Colin!

Many happy returns to Sir Colin Humphreys who celebrated his 75th birthday on Tuesday. We celebrated with a cake, and a group picnic on Friday 27th May, featuring many hexagonal cakes! Click on Colin's birthday card to see some of the many past and present members of the group.


logo

We conduct world leading research into nitride based III-V semiconductors: material quality, characterisation and device development.

We are passionate about education and outreach! If you would like support for an education project then please .