Salah Bedair
Distinguished Professor
Dr. Bedair currently investigates semi-conductor materials and devices including novel growth techniques such as atomic layer epitaxy, laser-assisted diposition, molecular beam epitexy and chemical vapor diposition. He also studies optical, electrical and structural properties of semiconductors, epitaxial insulators and quantum well structures. Optical and microwave devices such as detectors, wave guides, solar cells, light emitting diodes, semiconductor light bulbs and modulation doped field effect transistors are currently considered in Dr. Bedair's lab.
Education
1960 BS in Electrical Engineering, Alexandria University
1965 MS in Nuclear Engineering, Univ. of Calif. Berkeley
1969 PhD in Engineering Science, Univ. of Calif .Berkeley
Highlighted Awards
Awards & Honors
- 2015 - Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal for Excellence (NC State)
- 1998 - Alumni Association Distinguished Graduate Professorship (NC State)
- 1992 - IEEE Fellow, Contribution to Atomic Layer Epitaxy
- 1992 - R J Reynolds for Excellence in Teaching, Research and Extension (NC State)
- 1988 - ALCOA Foundation Distinguished Engineering Research Award (NC State)
- 1986 - Department of Energy Award (Development of Cascade Solar Cells)
Recent Publications
- Device quality templates of InxGa1-xN (x < 0.1) with defect densities comparable to GaN (2020)
- Multi-junction solar cells by Intermetallic Bonding and interconnect of Dissimilar Materials: GaAs/Si (2020)
- Observing relaxation in device quality InGaN templates by TEM techniques (2020)
- Embedded void approach effects on intrinsic stresses in laterally grown GaN-on-Si substrate (2019)
- Growth and characterization of InxGa1-xN (0 < x < 0.16) templates for controlled emissions from MQW (2019)
- Modelling of III-Nitride Epitaxial Layers Grown on Silicon Substrates with Low Dislocation-Densities (2019)
- Quantum Well Solar Cells: Principles, Recent Progress, and Potential (2019)
- Impact of embedded voids on thin-films with high thermal expansion coefficients mismatch (2018)
- Three-Dimensional Crystal-Plasticity Based Model for Intrinsic Stresses in Multi-junction Photovoltaic (2018)
- Tunnel Junctions for III-V Multijunction Solar Cells Review (2018)