indium gallium arsenide phosphide

materials science
Also known as: InGaAsP

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gallium

  • gallium
    In gallium

    …GaN, gallium arsenide, GaAs, and indium gallium arsenide phosphide, InGaAsP—that have valuable semiconductor and optoelectronic properties. Some of these compounds are used in solid-state devices such as transistors and rectifiers, and some form the basis for light-emitting diodes and semiconductor lasers. GaN nanowires have been synthesized and used in electronic…

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  • electron hole: movement
    In materials science: III–V compounds

    For example, an indium gallium arsenide phosphide (InGaAsP) laser can generate radiation at 1.55 micrometres to carry digitally coded information streams. (See below Photonic materials.) This means that a III–V component can fill both electronic and photonic functions in the same integrated circuit.

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