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Materials Science
Japan
2022

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Materials Science

D-Index
94
Citations
41471
World Ranking
1366
National Ranking
46

Physics

D-Index
94
Citations
41400
World Ranking
1966
National Ranking
53

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Isamu Akasaki was affiliated with Meijo University in Japan. Their research primarily spanned multiple fields including Physics and Astronomy, Materials Science, and Engineering. Within these, their work touched on key subfields such as Condensed Matter Physics, Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Biomedical Engineering, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

The scientific output of Isamu Akasaki included numerous publications centered around semiconductor devices and materials. The main topics of their research included:

  • GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials
  • Ga2O3 and related materials
  • ZnO doping and properties
  • Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices
  • Photocathodes and Microchannel Plates
  • Metal and Thin Film Mechanics
  • Nanowire Synthesis and Applications

Isamu Akasaki published extensively in several venues, with a notable number of papers appearing in the following journals:

  • Applied Physics Express
  • Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
  • Journal of Crystal Growth
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Applied Physics Letters

Their research collaborations involved frequent co-authors such as:

  • Satoshi Kamiyama
  • Motoaki Iwaya
  • Tetsuya Takeuchi
  • Weifang Lu
  • Naoki Sone

Selected recent papers from Isamu Akasaki's body of work include:

  • "Room-temperature operation of AlGaN ultraviolet-B laser diode at 298 nm on lattice-relaxed Al0.6Ga0.4N/AlN/sapphire" (2020, Applied Physics Express)
  • "AlGaN-based UV-B laser diode with a high optical confinement factor" (2021, Applied Physics Letters)
  • "Internal loss of AlGaN-based ultraviolet-B band laser diodes with p-type AlGaN cladding layer using polarization doping" (2020, Applied Physics Express)
  • "Effect of dislocation density on optical gain and internal loss of AlGaN-based ultraviolet-B band lasers" (2020, Applied Physics Express)
  • "AlGaN-based UV-B laser diode with a wavelength of 290 nm on 1 μm periodic concavo-convex pattern AlN on a sapphire substrate" (2021, Applied Physics Express)

Best Publications

  • Metalorganic vapor phase epitaxial growth of a high quality GaN film using an AlN buffer layer

    H. Amano;N. Sawaki;I. Akasaki;Y. Toyoda

  • P-Type Conduction in Mg-Doped GaN Treated with Low-Energy Electron Beam Irradiation (LEEBI)

    Hiroshi Amano;Masahiro Kito;Kazumasa Hiramatsu;Isamu Akasaki

  • Quantum-Confined Stark Effect due to Piezoelectric Fields in GaInN Strained Quantum Wells

    Tetsuya Takeuchi;Shigetoshi Sota;Maki Katsuragawa;Miho Komori

  • Effects of ain buffer layer on crystallographic structure and on electrical and optical properties of GaN and Ga1−xAlxN (0 < x ≦ 0.4) films grown on sapphire substrate by MOVPE

    Isamu Akasaki;Hiroshi Amano;Yasuo Koide;Kazumasa Hiramatsu

  • Crystal Growth and Conductivity Control of Group III Nitride Semiconductors and Their Application to Short Wavelength Light Emitters

    Isamu Akasaki;Hiroshi Amano

  • Origin of defect-insensitive emission probability in In-containing (Al,In,Ga)N alloy semiconductors.

    Shigefusa F. Chichibu;Akira Uedono;Akira Uedono;Takeyoshi Onuma;Benjamin A. Haskell

  • Determination of piezoelectric fields in strained GaInN quantum wells using the quantum-confined Stark effect

    Tetsuya Takeuchi;Christian Wetzel;Shigeo Yamaguchi;Hiromitsu Sakai

  • Theoretical Study of Orientation Dependence of Piezoelectric Effects in Wurtzite Strained GaInN/GaN Heterostructures and Quantum Wells

    Tetsuya Takeuchi;Hiroshi Amano;Isamu Akasaki

  • Shortest wavelength semiconductor laser diode

    I. Akasaki;S. Sota;H. Sakai;T. Tanaka

  • Growth mechanism of GaN grown on sapphire with A1N buffer layer by MOVPE

    K. Hiramatsu;S. Itoh;H. Amano;I. Akasaki

  • Optical Properties of Strained AlGaN and GaInN on GaN

    Tetsuya Takeuchi;Hideo Takeuchi;Shigetoshi Sota;Hiromitsu Sakai

  • Effects of the buffer layer in metalorganic vapour phase epitaxy of GaN on sapphire substrate

    Hiroshi Amano;Isamu Akasaki;Kazumasa Hiramatsu;Norikatsu Koide

  • Photoluminescence of Mg-doped p-type GaN and electroluminescence of GaN p-n junction LED

    Isamu Akasaki;Hiroshi Amano;Masahiro Kito;Kazumasa Hiramatsu

  • P-TYPE CONDUCTION IN MG-DOPED GAN AND AL0.08GA0.92N GROWN BY METALORGANIC VAPOR PHASE EPITAXY

    T. Tanaka;A. Watanabe;H. Amano;Y. Kobayashi

  • The growth of single crystalline GaN on a Si substrate using AIN as an intermediate layer

    A. Watanabe;T. Takeuchi;K. Hirosawa;H. Amano

  • Relaxation Process of the Thermal Strain in the GaN/α-Al2O3 Heterostructure and Determination of the Intrinsic Lattice Constants of GaN Free from the Strain

    Theeradetch Detchprohm;Kazumasa Hiramatsu;Kenji Itoh;Isamu Akasaki

  • Hydride vapor phase epitaxial growth of a high quality GaN film using a ZnO buffer layer

    T. Detchprohm;K. Hiramatsu;H. Amano;I. Akasaki

  • Pit formation in GaInN quantum wells

    Y. Chen;T. Takeuchi;H. Amano;I. Akasaki

  • Internal Quantum Efficiency of Whole-Composition-Range AlGaN Multiquantum Wells

    Kazuhito Ban;Jun-ichi Yamamoto;Kenichiro Takeda;Kimiyasu Ide

  • Improved Efficiency of 255?280 nm AlGaN-Based Light-Emitting Diodes

    Cyril Pernot;Myunghee Kim;Shinya Fukahori;Tetsuhiko Inazu

Frequent Co-Authors

Motoaki Iwaya
Motoaki Iwaya Meijo University
Satoshi Kamiyama
Satoshi Kamiyama Meijo University
Hiroshi Amano
Hiroshi Amano Nagoya University
Tetsuya Takeuchi
Tetsuya Takeuchi Meijo University
Bo Monemar
Bo Monemar Linköping University
Nobuhiko Sawaki
Nobuhiko Sawaki Aichi Institute of Technology
Kazumasa Hiramatsu
Kazumasa Hiramatsu Mie University
Theeradetch Detchprohm
Theeradetch Detchprohm Georgia Institute of Technology
Weimin Chen
Weimin Chen Linköping University
Bruno K. Meyer
Bruno K. Meyer University of Giessen

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