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Nitride Using the Three Omega Technique." Diss. North Carolina State University. Raleigh, 2005. Web, Aug 12, 2011. http://repository.lib.ncsu.edu/ir/bitstream/1840.16/5418/1/etd.pdf.</ref>
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'''Gallium nitride''' ('''{{chem2|auto=1|GaN}}''') is a binary ]/] ] ] commonly used in blue ]s since the 1990s. The ] is a very hard material that has a ]. Its wide ] of 3.4&nbsp;] affords it ] for applications in ],<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Czelej | first1 = K. | title = Atomistic Origins of Various Luminescent Centers and n-Type Conductivity in GaN: Exploring the Point Defects Induced by Cr, Mn, and O through an Ab Initio Thermodynamic Approach | doi = 10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c00178 | journal = Chemistry of Materials | volume = 36 | issue = 13 | pages = 6392–6409 | year = 2024| pmc = 11238542 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Di Carlo | first1 = A. | doi = 10.1002/1521-396X(200101)183:1<81::AID-PSSA81>3.0.CO;2-N | title = Tuning Optical Properties of GaN-Based Nanostructures by Charge Screening | journal = Physica Status Solidi A | volume = 183 | issue = 1 | pages = 81–85 | year = 2001 |bibcode = 2001PSSAR.183...81D }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Arakawa | first1 = Y. | title = Progress in GaN-based quantum dots for optoelectronics applications | doi = 10.1109/JSTQE.2002.801675 | journal = IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics | volume = 8 | issue = 4 | pages = 823–832 | year = 2002 | bibcode = 2002IJSTQ...8..823A }}</ref> high-power and high-frequency devices. For example, GaN is the substrate that makes violet (405&nbsp;nm) laser diodes possible, without requiring nonlinear optical ].

Its sensitivity to ] is low (like other ] ]s), making it a suitable material for ] arrays for ]s. Military and space applications could also benefit as ].<ref>{{cite web|title=Enhancement Mode Gallium Nitride (eGaN) FET Characteristics under Long Term Stress|url=http://epc-co.com/epc/documents/articles/eGaN_FET_Characteristics_under_Long_Term_Stress.pdf|author1=Lidow, Alexander |author2=Witcher, J. Brandon |author3=Smalley, Ken |location=GOMAC Tech Conference|date=March 2011}}</ref>

Because GaN transistors can operate at much higher temperatures and work at much higher voltages than ] (GaAs) transistors, they make ideal power amplifiers at microwave frequencies. In addition, GaN offers promising characteristics for ] devices.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Ahi|first=Kiarash|date=September 2017|title=Review of GaN-based devices for terahertz operation|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/319639902|journal=Optical Engineering|volume=56|issue=9|pages=090901|via=SPIE|bibcode=2017OptEn..56i0901A|doi=10.1117/1.OE.56.9.090901|doi-access=free}}</ref> Due to high power density and voltage breakdown limits GaN is also emerging as a promising candidate for 5G cellular base station applications. Since the early 2020s, GaN power transistors have come into increasing use in ] in electronic equipment, converting ] ] to low-voltage ].

== Physical properties ==
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GaN is a very hard (] 14.21&nbsp;GPa<ref name=GaNRZ>{{Cite web|url=http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~minar/pdf/GaN_review.pdf|title=Gallium Nitride as an Electromechanical Material. R-Z. IEEE 2014}}</ref>{{rp|4}}), mechanically stable ] material with high ] and thermal conductivity.<ref name="doi10.1143/JJAP.36.5393">{{Cite journal | last1 = Akasaki | first1 = I. | last2 = Amano | first2 = H. | doi = 10.1143/JJAP.36.5393 | title = Crystal Growth and Conductivity Control of Group III Nitride Semiconductors and Their Application to Short Wavelength Light Emitters | journal = Japanese Journal of Applied Physics | volume = 36 | issue = 9A | pages = 5393 | year = 1997 |bibcode = 1997JaJAP..36.5393A | doi-access = free }}</ref> In its pure form it resists cracking and can be deposited in ] on ] or ], despite the mismatch in their ]s.<ref name="doi10.1143/JJAP.36.5393" /> GaN can be ] with ] (Si) or with ]<ref name=ostidDE97001220 >Wetzel, C.; Suski, T.; Ager, J.W. III; Fischer, S.; Meyer, B.K.; Grzegory, I.; Porowski, S. (1996) , International conference on physics of semiconductors, Berlin (Germany), 21–26 July 1996.</ref> to ] and with magnesium (Mg) to ].<ref name="doi10.1143/JJAP.28.L2112">{{Cite journal | last1 = Amano | first1 = H. | last2 = Kito | first2 = M. | last3 = Hiramatsu | first3 = K. | last4 = Akasaki | first4 = I. | title = P-Type Conduction in Mg-Doped GaN Treated with Low-Energy Electron Beam Irradiation (LEEBI) | doi = 10.1143/JJAP.28.L2112 | journal = Japanese Journal of Applied Physics | volume = 28 | issue = 12 | pages = L2112 | year = 1989 |bibcode = 1989JaJAP..28L2112A | doi-access = free }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Discovery in gallium nitride a key enabler of energy efficient electronics |url=https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2019/09/discovery-gallium-nitride-key-enabler-energy-efficient-electronics |access-date=2022-10-20 |website=Cornell Chronicle |language=en}}</ref> However, the Si and Mg atoms change the way the GaN crystals grow, introducing ]es and making them brittle.<ref name="doi10.1143/JJAP.40.L195">{{Cite journal | last1 = Terao | first1 = S. | last2 = Iwaya | first2 = M. | last3 = Nakamura | first3 = R. | last4 = Kamiyama | first4 = S. | last5 = Amano | first5 = H. | last6 = Akasaki | first6 = I. | doi = 10.1143/JJAP.40.L195 | title = Fracture of Al<sub>x</sub>Ga<sub>1−x</sub>N/GaN Heterostructure – Compositional and Impurity Dependence – | journal = Japanese Journal of Applied Physics | volume = 40 | issue = 3A | pages = L195 | year = 2001 | bibcode=2001JaJAP..40..195T| s2cid = 122191162 }}</ref> ] ] compounds also tend to have a high ] density, on the order of 10<sup>8</sup> to 10<sup>10</sup> defects per square centimeter.<ref>Preuss, Paul (11 August 2000). {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101025005330/http://www.lbl.gov/Science-Articles/Archive/blue-light-diodes.html |date=25 October 2010 }}. Berkeley Lab., lbl.gov.</ref>

The ] (ARL) provided the first measurement of the high field electron ] in GaN in 1999.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Wraback |first1=M. |last2=Shen |first2=H. |last3=Carrano |first3=J.C. |last4=Collins |first4=C.J |last5=Campbell |first5=J.C. |last6=Dupuis |first6=R.D. |last7=Schurman |first7=M.J. |last8=Ferguson |first8=I.T. |title=Time-Resolved Electroabsorption Measurement of the electron velocity-field characteristic in GaN |journal=Applied Physics Letters |volume=76 |issue=9 |pages=1155–1157 |doi=10.1063/1.125968 |year=2000 |bibcode=2000ApPhL..76.1155W }}</ref> Scientists at ARL experimentally obtained a peak ] velocity of {{val|1.9|e=7|u=cm/s}}, with a ] time of 2.5 picoseconds, attained at an ] of 225&nbsp;kV/cm. With this information, the ] was calculated, thus providing data for the design of GaN devices.

== Developments ==
One of the earliest syntheses of gallium nitride was at the George Herbert Jones Laboratory in 1932.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ahmad |first=Majeed |date=2023-05-23 |title=A brief history of gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductors |url=https://www.edn.com/a-brief-history-of-gallium-nitride-gan-semiconductors/ |access-date=2023-08-31 |website=EDN |language=en-US}}</ref>

An early synthesis of gallium nitride was by Robert Juza and Harry Hahn in 1938.<ref>{{cite journal | url=https://doi.org/10.1002/zaac.19382390307 | doi=10.1002/zaac.19382390307 | title=Über die Kristallstrukturen von Cu3N, GaN und InN Metallamide und Metallnitride | year=1938 | last1=Juza | first1=Robert | last2=Hahn | first2=Harry | journal=Zeitschrift für Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie | volume=239 | issue=3 | pages=282–287 }}</ref>

GaN with a high crystalline quality can be obtained by depositing a buffer layer at low temperatures.<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Amano | first1 = H. | last2 = Sawaki | first2 = N. | last3 = Akasaki | first3 = I. | last4 = Toyoda | first4 = Y. | s2cid = 59066765 | title = Metalorganic vapor phase epitaxial growth of a high quality GaN film using an AlN buffer layer | doi = 10.1063/1.96549 | journal = Applied Physics Letters | volume = 48 | issue = 5 | pages = 353 | year = 1986 |bibcode = 1986ApPhL..48..353A }}</ref> Such high-quality GaN led to the discovery of p-type GaN,<ref name="doi10.1143/JJAP.28.L2112" /> p–n junction blue/UV-]s<ref name="doi10.1143/JJAP.28.L2112" /> and room-temperature stimulated emission<ref name="doi10.1143/JJAP.29.L205">{{Cite journal | last1 = Amano | first1 = H. | last2 = Asahi | first2 = T. | last3 = Akasaki | first3 = I. | title = Stimulated Emission Near Ultraviolet at Room Temperature from a GaN Film Grown on Sapphire by MOVPE Using an AlN Buffer Layer | doi = 10.1143/JJAP.29.L205 | journal = Japanese Journal of Applied Physics | volume = 29 | issue = 2 | pages = L205 | year = 1990 |bibcode = 1990JaJAP..29L.205A | s2cid = 120489784 }}</ref> (essential for laser action).<ref name="doi10.7567/JJAP.34.L1517">{{Cite journal | last1 = Akasaki | first1 = I. | last2 = Amano | first2 = H. | last3 = Sota | first3 = S. | last4 = Sakai | first4 = H. | last5 = Tanaka | first5 = T. | last6 = Koike | first6 = M. | title = Stimulated Emission by Current Injection from an AlGaN/GaN/GaInN Quantum Well Device | doi = 10.7567/JJAP.34.L1517 | journal = Japanese Journal of Applied Physics | volume = 34 | number = 11B | pages = L1517 | year = 1995 | bibcode = 1995JaJAP..34L1517A }}</ref> This has led to the commercialization of high-performance blue LEDs and long-lifetime violet laser diodes, and to the development of nitride-based devices such as UV detectors and high-speed ]s.{{cn|date=September 2023}}

=== LEDs ===
High-brightness GaN light-emitting diodes (LEDs) completed the range of primary colors, and made possible applications such as daylight-visible full-color LED displays, white LEDs and blue ] devices. The first GaN-based high-brightness LEDs used a thin film of GaN deposited via ] (MOVPE) on ]. Other substrates used are ], with ] mismatch of only 2% and ] (SiC).<ref name=review>{{Cite journal | last1 = Morkoç | first1 = H. | last2 = Strite | first2 = S. | last3 = Gao | first3 = G. B. | last4 = Lin | first4 = M. E. | last5 = Sverdlov | first5 = B. | last6 = Burns | first6 = M. | doi = 10.1063/1.358463 | title = Large-band-gap SiC, III–V nitride, and II–VI ZnSe-based semiconductor device technologies | journal = Journal of Applied Physics | volume = 76 | issue = 3 | pages = 1363 | year = 1994 |bibcode = 1994JAP....76.1363M }}</ref> Group III nitride semiconductors are, in general, recognized as one of the most promising semiconductor families for fabricating optical devices in the visible short-wavelength and UV region.{{cn|date=September 2023}}

=== GaN transistors and power ICs ===
The very high ],<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Dora | first1 = Y. | last2 = Chakraborty | first2 = A. | last3 = McCarthy | first3 = L. | last4 = Keller | first4 = S. | last5 = Denbaars | first5 = S. P. | last6 = Mishra | first6 = U. K. | doi = 10.1109/LED.2006.881020 | title = High Breakdown Voltage Achieved on AlGaN/GaN HEMTs with Integrated Slant Field Plates | journal = ] | volume = 27 | issue = 9 | pages = 713 | year = 2006 |bibcode = 2006IEDL...27..713D | s2cid = 38268864 }}</ref> high ], and high ] of GaN has made it an ideal candidate for high-power and high-temperature microwave applications, as evidenced by its high ]. Potential markets for high-power/high-frequency devices based on GaN include ] ] power amplifiers (e.g., those used in high-speed wireless data transmission) and high-voltage switching devices for power grids. A potential mass-market application for GaN-based RF ]s is as the microwave source for ]s, replacing the ]s currently used. The large band gap means that the performance of GaN transistors is maintained up to higher temperatures (~400&nbsp;°C<ref name=GS-WGN>{{Cite web|url=https://gansystems.com/gan-transistors/about-gan-systems/|title=Why GaN Systems|date=29 November 2023 }}</ref>) than silicon transistors (~150&nbsp;°C<ref name=GS-WGN/>) because it lessens the effects of ] that are inherent to any semiconductor. The first gallium nitride metal semiconductor field-effect transistors (GaN ]) were experimentally demonstrated in 1993<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Asif Khan | first1 = M. | last2 = Kuznia | first2 = J. N. | last3 = Bhattarai | first3 = A. R. | last4 = Olson | first4 = D. T. | title = Metal semiconductor field effect transistor based on single crystal GaN | doi = 10.1063/1.109549 | journal = Applied Physics Letters | volume = 62 | issue = 15 | pages = 1786 | year = 1993 |bibcode = 1993ApPhL..62.1786A }}</ref> and they are being actively developed.

In 2010, the first ] GaN transistors became generally available.<ref name=EPC-EM-2010>{{cite journal|last=Davis|first=Sam|title=Enhancement Mode GaN MOSFET Delivers Impressive Performance|journal=Electronic Design|date=March 2010|volume=36|issue=3|url=https://www.electronicdesign.com/technologies/discrete-power-semis/article/21191975/enhancement-mode-gallium-nitride-mosfet-delivers-impressive-performance}}</ref> Only n-channel transistors were available.<ref name=EPC-EM-2010/> These devices were designed to replace power MOSFETs in applications where switching speed or power conversion efficiency is critical. These transistors are built by growing a thin layer of GaN on top of a standard silicon wafer, often referred to as ''GaN-on-Si'' by manufacturers.<ref>{{Cite journal|title=GaN-on-silicon enablingGaN power electronics, but to capture less than 5%of LED making by 2020|url=http://www.semiconductor-today.com/features/PDF/SemiconductorToday_AprMay2014-GaN-on-silicon.pdf|journal=Compounds & AdvancedSilicon|publisher=SeminconductorTODAY|volume=9|issue=April/May 2014}}</ref> This allows the FETs to maintain costs similar to silicon power MOSFETs but with the superior electrical performance of GaN. Another seemingly viable solution for realizing enhancement-mode GaN-channel HFETs is to employ a lattice-matched quaternary AlInGaN layer of acceptably low spontaneous polarization mismatch to GaN.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Rahbardar Mojaver|first1=Hassan|last2=Gosselin|first2=Jean-Lou|last3=Valizadeh|first3=Pouya|date=2017-06-27|title=Use of a bilayer lattice-matched AlInGaN barrier for improving the channel carrier confinement of enhancement-mode AlInGaN/GaN hetero-structure field-effect transistors|journal=Journal of Applied Physics|volume=121|issue=24|pages=244502|doi=10.1063/1.4989836|bibcode=2017JAP...121x4502R |issn=0021-8979}}</ref>

GaN power ICs monolithically integrate a GaN FET, GaN-based drive circuitry and circuit protection into a single surface-mount device.<ref>{{cite web |title=GaN Power ICs |url=https://www.navitassemi.com/gan-power-ics/ |website=Navitas}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |title=GaN Integrated Circuits |url=https://epc-co.com/epc/Products/eGaNFETsandICs/eGaNIntegratedCircuits/ |website=EPC}}</ref> Integration means that the gate-drive loop has essentially zero impedance, which further improves efficiency by virtually eliminating FET turn-off losses. Academic studies into creating low-voltage GaN power ICs began at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and the first devices were demonstrated in 2015. Commercial GaN power IC production began in 2018.

==== CMOS logic ====
In 2016 the first GaN ] using PMOS and NMOS transistors was reported with gate lengths of 0.5&nbsp;μm (gate widths of the PMOS and NMOS transistors were 500&nbsp;μm and 50&nbsp;μm, respectively).<ref name=sct-2016-cmos>{{Cite web|url=https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2016/feb/hrl_150216.shtml|title=HRL Laboratories claims first gallium nitride CMOS transistor fabrication|website=www.semiconductor-today.com}}</ref>

== Applications ==
=== LEDs and lasers ===
GaN-based violet ]s are used to read ]s. The mixture of GaN with ] (]) or ] (]) with a band gap dependent on the ratio of In or Al to GaN allows the manufacture of light-emitting diodes (]s) with colors that can go from red to ultra-violet.<ref name=review/>

=== Transistors and power ICs ===
]s (manufactured by ])]]
GaN transistors are suitable for high frequency, high voltage, high temperature and high-efficiency applications.<ref>{{Cite web |title=GaN: Pushing the limits of power density & efficiency {{!}} TI.com |url=https://www.ti.com/technologies/gallium-nitride.html |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=www.ti.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Simplifying Power Conversion in High-Voltage Systems |url=https://www.ti.com/lit/SLYY221 |access-date=11 July 2024 |website=Texas Instruments}}</ref> GaN is efficient at transferring current, and this ultimately means that less energy is lost to heat. <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://manmadecycle.com.au/blogs/news/apple-30w-compact-gan-charger|title=Apple 30W Compact GaN Charger|access-date=2022-04-30|language=en}}</ref>

GaN ]s (HEMT) have been offered commercially since 2006, and have found immediate use in various wireless infrastructure applications due to their high efficiency and high voltage operation. A second generation of devices with shorter gate lengths will address higher-frequency telecom and aerospace applications.<ref>2010 IEEE Intl. Symposium, Technical Abstract Book, Session TH3D, pp. 164–165</ref>

GaN-based metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistors (]) and metal–semiconductor field-effect transistor (]) transistors also offer advantages including lower loss in high power electronics, especially in automotive and electric car applications.<ref name="Davis2009">{{Cite web
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}}</ref> Since 2008 these can be formed on a silicon substrate.<ref name="Davis2009"/> High-voltage (800&nbsp;V) ]s (SBDs) have also been made.<ref name="Davis2009"/>

The higher efficiency and high power density of integrated GaN power ICs allows them to reduce the size, weight and component count of applications including mobile and laptop chargers, consumer electronics, computing equipment and electric vehicles.

GaN-based electronics (not pure GaN) have the potential to drastically cut energy consumption, not only in consumer applications but even for ] ].

Unlike silicon transistors that switch off due to power surges,{{clarify|date=May 2024|reason=A 'power surge' in this context makes no sense.}} GaN transistors are typically ] devices (i.e. on / resistive when the gate-source voltage is zero). Several methods have been proposed to reach normally-off (or E-mode) operation, which is necessary for use in power electronics:<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://phys.org/news/2015-07-silicon-gallium-nitride-electronics-drastically.html|title=Making the new silicon: Gallium nitride electronics could drastically cut energy usage|access-date=2018-06-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Meneghini|first1=Matteo|last2=Hilt|first2=Oliver|last3=Wuerfl|first3=Joachim|last4=Meneghesso|first4=Gaudenzio|date=2017-01-25|title=Technology and Reliability of Normally-Off GaN HEMTs with p-Type Gate|journal=Energies|language=en|volume=10|issue=2|pages=153|doi=10.3390/en10020153|doi-access=free|hdl=11577/3259344|hdl-access=free}}</ref>
* the implantation of fluorine ions under the gate (the negative charge of the F-ions favors the depletion of the channel)
* the use of a MIS-type gate stack, with recess of the AlGaN
* the integration of a cascaded pair constituted by a normally-on GaN transistor and a low voltage silicon MOSFET
* the use of a p-type layer on top of the AlGaN/GaN heterojunction<!-- how is this better than the ones made in 2010 in the section above ? -->

=== Radars ===
GaN technology is also utilized in military electronics such as ] radars.<ref> ''Northrop Grumman'', 13 April 2011.</ref>

] introduced the ] radar in 2010 utilizing GaN technology. In 2021 Thales put in operation more than 50,000 GaN Transmitters on radar systems.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pocock|first=Chris|title=Export Market Strong for Thales Ground Radar|url=https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2016-02-12/export-market-strong-thales-ground-radar|access-date=2021-05-28|website=Aviation International News|language=en}}</ref>

The ] funded ] to incorporate GaN active-device technology into the ] radar system to replace two medium-range radar systems, the ] and the ].<ref name="mwrf.com">{{cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Jack |title=GaN Extends Range of Army's Q-53 Radar System |url=https://www.mwrf.com/defense/gan-extends-range-army-s-q-53-radar-system |website=Microwaves&RF |access-date=23 July 2019|date=16 October 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Martin|first1=Lockheed |title=U.S. Army Awards Lockheed Martin Contract Extending AN/TPQ-53 Radar Range |url=https://news.lockheedmartin.com/2018-10-08-U-S-Army-Awards-Lockheed-Martin-Contract-Extending-AN-TPQ-53-Radar-Range |website=Lockheed Martin |access-date=23 July 2019}}</ref> The AN/TPQ-53 radar system was designed to detect, classify, track, and locate enemy indirect fire systems, as well as unmanned aerial systems.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Martin|first1=Lockheed |title=AN/TPQ-53 Radar System |url=https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/products/tpq-53.html |website=Lockheed Martin |access-date=23 July 2019}}</ref> The AN/TPQ-53 radar system provided enhanced performance, greater mobility, increased reliability and supportability, lower life-cycle cost, and reduced crew size compared to the AN/TPQ-36 and the AN/TPQ-37 systems.<ref name="mwrf.com"/>

Lockheed Martin fielded other tactical operational radars with GaN technology in 2018, including ] deployed to ] and ].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Martin |first1=Lockheed |title=Lockheed Martin Demonstrates Mature, Proven Radar Technology During U.S. Army's Sense-Off |url=https://news.lockheedmartin.com/2019-06-18-Lockheed-Martin-Demonstrates-Mature-Proven-Radar-Technology-During-U-S-Armys-Sense-Off |website=Lockheed Martin |access-date=23 July 2019}}</ref> In 2019, Lockheed Martin's partner ], developed a GaN-based ] Multi Mission Radar that was able to detect and track air craft and ballistic targets, while providing fire control guidance for missile interception or air defense artillery.

On April 8, 2020, ] flight tested its new GaN designed ] ] radar in a ] fighter.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://saab.com/gripen/news/blog/gripen-blog/2020/gripen-cd-flies-with-saabs-new-aesa-radar-for-the-first-time/ |title=Gripen C/D Flies with Saab's new AESA Radar for the First Time |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200502142704/https://saab.com/gripen/news/blog/gripen-blog/2020/gripen-cd-flies-with-saabs-new-aesa-radar-for-the-first-time/ |archive-date=2020-05-02}}</ref> Saab already offers products with GaN based radars, like the ], ], ], and Arexis EW.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://saabgroup.com/media/stories/stories-listing/stories-of-innovation/innovation-prize/ |title=Saab first in its industry to bring GaN to market |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160206010619/https://saabgroup.com/media/stories/stories-listing/stories-of-innovation/innovation-prize/ |archive-date=2016-02-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://saabgroup.com/media/news-press/news/2018-04/saabs-giraffe-1x-radar-offers-a-man-portable-75km-detection-range/ |title=Saab's Giraffe 1X Radar Offers a Man-Portable 75km Detection Range |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823213125/https://saabgroup.com/media/news-press/news/2018-04/saabs-giraffe-1x-radar-offers-a-man-portable-75km-detection-range/ |archive-date=2020-08-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://saabgroup.com/media/news-press/news/2018-12/saab-receives-swedish-order-for-giraffe-4a-and-arthur-radars/ |title= Saab Receives Swedish Order for Giraffe 4A and Arthur Radars |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205183526/https://saabgroup.com/media/news-press/news/2018-12/saab-receives-swedish-order-for-giraffe-4a-and-arthur-radars/ |archive-date=2018-12-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://saabgroup.com/media/stories/stories-listing/2020-07/outsmarting-threats-by-electronic-attack/ |title=Arexis - Outsmarting threats by electronic attack |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823214914/https://saabgroup.com/media/stories/stories-listing/2020-07/outsmarting-threats-by-electronic-attack/ |archive-date=2020-08-23 }}</ref> Saab also delivers major subsystems, assemblies and software for the ]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.saab.com/newsroom/press-releases/2015/saab-to-supply-key-components-in-support-of-the-u.s.-marine-corps-groundair-task-oriented-radar-gator-program |title=Saab to Supply Key Components in Support of the U.S. Marine Corps Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) Program |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031164750/https://www.saab.com/newsroom/press-releases/2015/saab-to-supply-key-components-in-support-of-the-u.s.-marine-corps-groundair-task-oriented-radar-gator-program |archive-date=2020-10-31 |url-status=live |date=Feb 12, 2015}}</ref>

India's ] is developing ] radar for ] based on GaN technology. The radar is a further development of ] for use on ] which employs ] technology. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-19 |title=Air Force to equip Su-30MKI fleet with indigenous 'Virupaaksha' radar |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/su-30mki-fighters-air-force-to-equip-its-fleet-with-indigenous-virupaksha-radar-2451237-2023-10-19 |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=India's Next-Gen Virupaksha AESA Beam & Radar Steering Radar To Revolutionise Su-30MKI Jets |url=https://www.indiandefensenews.in/2024/08/indias-next-gen-virupaksha-aesa-beam.html?m=1 |access-date=2024-10-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=alphadefense.in |date=2024-10-08 |title=Monstrous Virupaksha Radar of Su30 MKI Upgrade |url=https://alphadefense.in/index.php/2024/10/09/monstrous-virupaksha-radar-of-su30-mki-upgrade/?amp=1 |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=alphadefense.in |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Nanoscale ===
]s and nanowires are proposed for applications in nanoscale ], optoelectronics and biochemical-sensing applications.<ref name=nanotube>{{Cite journal | last1 = Goldberger | first1 = J. | last2 = He | first2 = R. | last3 = Zhang | first3 = Y. | last4 = Lee | first4 = S. | last5 = Yan | first5 = H. | last6 = Choi | first6 = H. J. | last7 = Yang | first7 = P. | doi = 10.1038/nature01551 | title = Single-crystal gallium nitride nanotubes | journal = Nature | volume = 422 | issue = 6932 | pages = 599–602 | year = 2003 | pmid = 12686996|bibcode = 2003Natur.422..599G | s2cid = 4391664 }}</ref><ref name="zhao2018III">{{cite journal |last1=Zhao |first1=Chao |last2=Alfaraj |first2=Nasir |last3=Subedi |first3=Ram Chandra |last4=Liang |first4=Jian Wei |last5=Alatawi |first5=Abdullah A. |last6=Alhamoud |first6=Abdullah A. |last7=Ebaid |first7=Mohamed |last8=Alias |first8=Mohd Sharizal |last9=Ng |first9=Tien Khee |last10=Ooi |first10=Boon S. |title=III–nitride nanowires on unconventional substrates: From materials to optoelectronic device applications |journal=Progress in Quantum Electronics |date=2019 |volume=61 |pages=1–31 |doi=10.1016/j.pquantelec.2018.07.001 |doi-access=free |hdl=10754/628417 |hdl-access=free }}</ref>

=== Spintronics potential ===
When doped with a suitable ] such as ], GaN is a promising ] material (]s).<ref name=review/>

== Synthesis ==
=== Bulk substrates ===
GaN crystals can be grown from a molten Na/Ga melt held under 100 atmospheres of pressure of N<sub>2</sub> at 750&nbsp;°C. As Ga will not react with N<sub>2</sub> below 1000&nbsp;°C, the powder must be made from something more reactive, usually in one of the following ways:
: 2 Ga + 2 NH<sub>3</sub> → 2 GaN + 3 H<sub>2</sub><ref>{{cite book | title=Ceramics Science and Technology, Volume 2: Materials and Properties | isbn=978-3527802579 | author=Ralf Riedel, I-Wei Chen| date=2015 | publisher=Wiley-Vch}}</ref>
: Ga<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> + 2 NH<sub>3</sub> → 2 GaN + 3 H<sub>2</sub>O<ref>{{cite book | title=Nitride Semiconductor Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) | isbn=978-0857099303 | author=Jian-Jang Huang, Hao-Chung Kuo, Shyh-Chiang Shen |pages=68 | date= 2014| publisher=Woodhead }}</ref>

Gallium nitride can also be synthesized by injecting ammonia gas into molten gallium at {{val|900|-|980|u=°C}} at normal atmospheric pressure.<ref>{{cite journal | title=Synthesis of gallium nitride by ammonia injection into gallium melt | author=M. Shibata, T. Furuya, H. Sakaguchi, S. Kuma | doi=10.1016/S0022-0248(98)00819-7 | journal=Journal of Crystal Growth | volume=196 | issue=1 | pages=47–52| date=1999| bibcode=1999JCrGr.196...47S}}</ref>

=== Metal-organic vapour phase epitaxy ===
Blue, white and ultraviolet ]s are grown on industrial scale by ].<ref>{{Cite patent|number=US8357945B2|title=Gallium nitride crystal and method of making same|gdate=2013-01-22|invent1=D'Evelyn|invent2=Park|invent3=LeBoeuf|invent4=Rowland|inventor1-first=Mark Philip|inventor2-first=Dong-Sil|inventor3-first=Steven Francis|inventor4-first=Larry Burton|url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US8357945B2/en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Google Patents |url=https://patents.google.com/?q=gallium+nitride&assignee=cornell |access-date=2022-10-20 |website=patents.google.com}}</ref> The precursors are ] with either ] or ], the carrier gas being ] or ]. Growth temperature ranges between {{val|800|and|1100|u=°C}}. Introduction of ] and/or ] is necessary for growing quantum wells and other kinds of ]s.

=== Molecular beam epitaxy ===
Commercially, GaN crystals can be grown using ] or ]. This process can be further modified to reduce dislocation densities. First, an ion beam is applied to the growth surface in order to create nanoscale roughness. Then, the surface is polished. This process takes place in a vacuum. Polishing methods typically employ a liquid electrolyte and UV irradiation to enable mechanical removal of a thin oxide layer from the wafer. More recent methods have been developed that utilize solid-state ] that are solvent-free and require no radiation before polishing.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=2018-12-01|title=Liquid electrolyte-free electrochemical oxidation of GaN surface using a solid polymer electrolyte toward electrochemical mechanical polishing|journal=Electrochemistry Communications|language=en|volume=97|pages=110–113|doi=10.1016/j.elecom.2018.11.006|issn=1388-2481|doi-access=free|last1=Murata |first1=Junji |last2=Nishiguchi |first2=Yoshito |last3=Iwasaki |first3=Takeshi }}</ref>

== Safety ==
GaN dust is an irritant to skin, eyes and lungs. The environment, health and safety aspects of gallium nitride sources (such as ] and ]) and industrial hygiene monitoring studies of ] sources have been reported in a 2004 review.<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Shenai-Khatkhate | first1 = D. V. | last2 = Goyette | first2 = R. J. | last3 = Dicarlo | first3 = R. L. Jr| last4 = Dripps | first4 = G. | title = Environment, health and safety issues for sources used in MOVPE growth of compound semiconductors | doi = 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2004.09.007 | journal = Journal of Crystal Growth | volume = 272 | issue = 1–4 | pages = 816–21 | year = 2004 | bibcode = 2004JCrGr.272..816S}}</ref>

Bulk GaN is non-toxic and ].<ref>Shipman, Matt and Ivanisevic, Albena (24 October 2011). . North Carolina State University</ref> Therefore, it may be used in the electrodes and electronics of implants in living organisms.

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