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Oliver Brandt is affiliated with the Paul Drude Institute for Solid State Electronics in Germany. Their research is primarily focused on the study of GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials, with extensive work in related areas of materials science and engineering.

The scientist has contributed to several topics including:

  • GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials
  • Metal and Thin Film Mechanics
  • ZnO doping and properties
  • Ga2O3 and related materials
  • Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices
  • Nanowire Synthesis and Applications
  • Acoustic Wave Resonator Technologies

Oliver Brandt's research spans across fields such as Physics and Astronomy, Engineering, and Materials Science. More specifically, the subfields of study include Condensed Matter Physics, Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

The scientist has authored and co-authored research published in a variety of venues, with frequent publications in:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Nanotechnology
  • APL Materials
  • Physical Review Applied
  • Acta Materialia

Among Oliver Brandt's notable recent papers are:

  • "Lattice parameters of ScxAl1−xN layers grown on GaN(0001) by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy", 2023, Applied Physics Letters
  • "Carrier Diffusion in GaN: A Cathodoluminescence Study. II. Ambipolar versus Exciton Diffusion", 2022, Physical Review Applied
  • "Carrier Diffusion in GaN: A Cathodoluminescence Study. III. Nature of Nonradiative Recombination at Threading Dislocations", 2022, Physical Review Applied
  • "Carrier Diffusion in GaN: A Cathodoluminescence Study. I. Temperature-Dependent Generation Volume", 2022, Physical Review Applied
  • "Radius-dependent homogeneous strain in uncoalesced GaN nanowires", 2020, Acta Materialia

Oliver Brandt's research collaborations include frequent co-authors such as:

  • Jonas Lähnemann
  • Lutz Geelhaar
  • Vladimir M. Kaganer
  • Thomas Auzelle
  • Timur Flissikowski

Best Publications

  • Nitride semiconductors free of electrostatic fields for efficient white light-emitting diodes

    P. Waltereit;O. Brandt;A. Trampert;H. T. Grahn

  • Colossal magnetic moment of Gd in GaN.

    S. Dhar;O. Brandt;M. Ramsteiner;V. F. Sapega

  • Electronic band structure of wurtzite GaN under biaxial strain in the M plane investigated with photoreflectance spectroscopy

    Sandip Ghosh;P. Waltereit;O. Brandt;H. T. Grahn

  • Suitability of Au- and self-assisted GaAs nanowires for optoelectronic applications.

    Steffen Breuer;Carsten Pfüller;Timur Flissikowski;Oliver Brandt

  • X-ray diffraction peak profiles from threading dislocations in GaN epitaxial films

    V. M. Kaganer;O. Brandt;A. Trampert;K. H. Ploog

  • Origin of high-temperature ferromagnetism in (Ga,Mn)N layers grown on 4H–SiC(0001) by reactive molecular-beam epitaxy

    S. Dhar;O. Brandt;A. Trampert;L. Däweritz

  • Direct measurement of local lattice distortions in strained layer structures by HREM

    R. Bierwolf;M. Hohenstein;F. Phillipp;O. Brandt

  • Surface reconstructions of zinc-blende GaN/GaAs(001) in plasma-assisted molecular-beam epitaxy.

    O. Brandt;H. Yang;B. Jenichen;Y. Suzuki

  • Direct comparison of catalyst-free and catalyst-induced GaN nanowires

    Caroline Chèze;Lutz Geelhaar;Oliver Brandt;Walter M. Weber

  • Identification of optical transitions in cubic and hexagonal GaN by spatially resolved cathodoluminescence.

    J Menniger;U Jahn;O Brandt;H Yang

  • Impact of nucleation conditions on the structural and optical properties of M-plane GaN(11̄00) grown on γ-LiAlO2

    Yue Jun Sun;Oliver Brandt;Uwe Jahn;Tian Yu Liu

  • High p‐type conductivity in cubic GaN/GaAs(113)A by using Be as the acceptor and O as the codopant

    Oliver Brandt;Hui Yang;Helmar Kostial;Klaus H. Ploog

  • Gd-doped GaN: A very dilute ferromagnetic semiconductor with a Curie temperature above 300 K

    S. Dhar;L. Pérez;O. Brandt;A. Trampert

  • Growth of M-plane GaN(1 1̄ 0 0) on γ-LiAlO2(1 0 0)

    P Waltereit;O Brandt;M Ramsteiner;R Uecker

  • Optical phonons of hexagonal and cubic GaN studied by infrared transmission and Raman spectroscopy

    M. Giehler;M. Ramsteiner;O. Brandt;H. Yang

  • Influence of AlN nucleation layers on growth mode and strain relief of GaN grown on 6H–SiC(0001)

    P. Waltereit;O. Brandt;A. Trampert;M. Ramsteiner

  • Luminescence of GaAs nanowires consisting of wurtzite and zinc-blende segments

    Uwe Jahn;Jonas Lähnemann;Carsten Pfüller;Oliver Brandt

  • Luminescence associated with stacking faults in GaN

    Jonas Lähnemann;Uwe Jahn;Oliver Brandt;Timur Flissikowski

  • Critical issues for the growth of high-quality (Al,Ga)N/GaN and GaN/(In,Ga)N heterostructures on SiC(0001) by molecular-beam epitaxy

    O. Brandt;R. Muralidharan;P. Waltereit;A. Thamm

  • Sub-meV linewidth of excitonic luminescence in single GaN nanowires: Direct evidence for surface excitons

    Oliver Brandt;Carsten Pfüller;Caroline Chèze;Lutz Geelhaar

  • Observation of spin-glass behavior in homogeneous (Ga, Mn)N layers grown by reactive molecular-beam epitaxy

    S. Dhar;O. Brandt;A. Trampert;K. J. Friedland

Frequent Co-Authors

Achim Trampert
Achim Trampert Paul Drude Institute for Solid State Electronics
K. H. Ploog
K. H. Ploog National Sun Yat-sen University
Lutz Geelhaar
Lutz Geelhaar Paul Drude Institute for Solid State Electronics
Henning Riechert
Henning Riechert Infineon Technologies (Germany)
Raffaella Calarco
Raffaella Calarco Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology
Reinhard Uecker
Reinhard Uecker Leibniz Institute for Crystal Growth
James S. Speck
James S. Speck University of California, Santa Barbara
Steven C. Erwin
Steven C. Erwin United States Naval Research Laboratory
Shigefusa F. Chichibu
Shigefusa F. Chichibu Tohoku University
Shuji Nakamura
Shuji Nakamura University of California, Santa Barbara

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