Salah Bedair
Biography
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
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Ph.D.
1969
Engineering Science
University of California, Berkley -
Master's
1965
Nuclear Engineering
University of California, Berkley -
Bachelor's
1960
Electrical Engineering
Alexandria University, Egypt
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 News
Dr. Salah Bedair Awarded Holladay Medal
Posted on April 16, 2015 | Filed Under: News
Five professors received the Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal for Excellence, including Salah M. Bedair, professor of electrical and computer engineering.
Recent Media Mentions
New Connection Between Stacked Solar Cells Can Handle Energy Of 70,000 Suns
September 16, 2013
NC State researchers have come up with a new technique for improving the connections between stacked solar cells, which should improve the overall efficiency of solar energy devices and reduce the cost of solar energy production. Salah Bedair, electrical engineering, featured.
New Method Improves Solar Energy Efficiency, Cuts Costs
September 10, 2013
NC State researchers have developed a simple fix to increase the efficiency of stacked solar cells dramatically. Salah Bedair, electrical engineering, featured.
How to Harness the Power of 70,000 Suns
September 9, 2013
NC State researchers have come up with a new technique that which should improve the overall efficiency of solar energy devices and reduce the cost of solar energy production. Salah Bedair, electrical engineering, featured.
Recent Publications
- The dependence of the emission from MQWs on the indium content in the underlying InGaN templates: experimental and modeling results (2021)
- 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)
- Thermodynamics Models for V-pit Nucleation and Growth in III-Nitride on Silicon (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)