Aluminum Gallium Nitride

Concept

A compound with a larger band gap used to create a 'hill' that prevents electrons from escaping the active layer in blue LEDs.

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Why It Was Almost Impossible to Make the Blue LED

Why It Was Almost Impossible to Make the Blue LED

Veritasium

A compound with a larger band gap that Nakamura created to act as a 'hill' to block electrons from escaping the active layer in the blue LED.