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CA DREAMS - Technical Seminar Series

Speaker: Dr. Minh Nguyen, HRL Laboratories

Talk Title: Antimonide-based Narrow Bandgap Semiconductors for Infrared Technology and Quantum Information Science

Series: CA DREAMS - Technical Seminar Series

Abstract: Antimonide-based III-V semiconductors are a unique group of narrow bandgap materials with the maturity level to yield industrial-scale, high-quality devices while also serving as a platform for basic science investigations. Heterostructures made from these compounds feature small energy gaps, less than 0.3 eV, corresponding to optical transitions in the infrared and terahertz regimes. As a result, they have tremendous potential in applications such as detectors, lasers, photovoltaic cells, and spectroscopy. In the field of infrared detection and imaging, antimonide-based materials have emerged as a serious alternative to the incumbent state-of-the-art Mercury Cadmium Telluride due to its superior “–ilities”: uniformity, stability, scalability, manufacturability, affordability. Significant investment in the field of infrared detection over the past three decades has established a sustainable ecosystem for narrow bandgap III-Vs. This in turn provides a technological boost for the advancement of quantum information science with the realization of higher quality materials and better fabrication protocols for micro/nano quantum devices. These narrow bandgap compound semiconductors, comprised of heavy constituent atoms with large spin orbit coupling strengths, offer many advantages in spintronics and semiconductor-based qubit technologies. This talk will summarize HRL’s research and development activities in antimondide-based semiconductors for infrared and quantum applications.

Biography: Dr. Binh-Minh (Minh) Nguyen is a Senior Scientist/Group Manager in the Sensors and Electronics Laboratory at HRL Laboratories where he manages an R&D portfolio on antimonide-based semiconductor for infrared sensing technology and quantum materials. Nguyen received his Diplôme de l’Ecole Polytechnique and PhD in Electrical Engineering from Northwestern University. His expertise includes device modeling/design, epitaxial growth, device fabrication and testing. Nguyen has authored/co-authored six book chapters and over 90 technical papers with over 4000 citations and an h-index of 41. He is a Fellow of SIPE and Senior Member of IEEE.

Host: Dr. Steve Crago

More Info: https://www.isi.edu/events/5781/antimonide-based-narrow-bandgap-semiconductors-for-infrared-technology-and-quantum-information-science/

Webcast: https://usc.zoom.us/j/97017422125?pwd=Dbrt8MNMrmBV3xalKQJcAiNsggFJjJ.1&from=addon

WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/97017422125?pwd=Dbrt8MNMrmBV3xalKQJcAiNsggFJjJ.1&from=addon

Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

Contact: Amy Kasmir

Event Link: https://www.isi.edu/events/5781/antimonide-based-narrow-bandgap-semiconductors-for-infrared-technology-and-quantum-information-science/

This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor.

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