Magnetic-mechanical-electrical-optical coupling effects in GaN-based LED/rare-earth terfenol-D structures

Adv Mater. 2014 Oct 22;26(39):6767-72. doi: 10.1002/adma.201402824. Epub 2014 Sep 2.

Abstract

A multi-field coupling structure is designed and investigated, which combines GaN-based optoelectronic devices and Terfenol-D. The abundant coupling effects and multifunctionalities among magnetics, mechanics, electrics, and optics are investigated by a combination of non-magnetic GaN-based piezoelectronic optoelectronic characteristics and the giant magnetomechanical properties of Terfenol-D. A few potential new areas of studies are proposed.

Keywords: InGaN/GaN MQWs; magnetic field effect; multi-field coupling; multifunctionality; optoelectronics..

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alloys / chemistry*
  • Electric Conductivity
  • Electrical Equipment and Supplies*
  • Gallium / chemistry*
  • Magnetic Phenomena*
  • Mechanical Phenomena*
  • Metals, Rare Earth / chemistry*
  • Optical Phenomena*

Substances

  • Alloys
  • Metals, Rare Earth
  • gallium nitride
  • Gallium