title: Let there be light--with gallium nitride: the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics.
abstract: Significant gains in energy savings now underway can be traced to a single invention--the blue light-emitting diode. GaN-based blue LED technology not only resulted in efficient white light sources, but continues to enable a host of applications and scientific inquiries. The researchers primarily responsible for the development of the blue LED were awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics.
authors.affiliation: Materials Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, Eng II., Bldg. 503, Rm. 1355, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5050 (USA).
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Von Dollen
authors.forename: Siddha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pimputkar
authors.forename: James S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Speck
keywords: Nobel Prize; gallium nitride; light emitting diodes