Wide-Bandgap Materials and Defects

Presentations

• Frenkel Pairs and Recombination Barriers in GaN

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 3:30 PM – March 16, 2026, 3:42 PM

  Presenters

  • Xichen Hu

    • University of California, Santa Barbara

  Authors

  • Xichen Hu

    • University of California, Santa Barbara

  • BaiQing Zhao

    • University of California, Santa Barbara

  • Chris G Van de Walle

    • University of California, Santa Barbara

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• Tuning polytype selection during molecular beam epitaxy of GaN

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 3:42 PM – March 16, 2026, 3:54 PM

  Presenters

  • Yury Turkulets

    • University of Michigan

  Authors

  • Yury Turkulets

    • University of Michigan

  • Catherine Huang

    • University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
    • University of Michigan Ann Arbor
    • University of Michigan

  • Jesus Herrera

    • University of Michigan

  • Or Haim Chaulker

    • Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

  • Ilan Shalish

    • Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

  • Rachel S Goldman

    • University of Michigan

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• Abstract Withdrawn

  ORAL · Withdrawn

  March 16, 2026, 3:54 PM – March 16, 2026, 4:06 PM

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• First-principles investigation of nonradiative carrier capture by defects in GaN

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 4:06 PM – March 16, 2026, 4:18 PM

  Publication: Hauck, A. S., Jin, M., and Tuttle, B. R. Nonradiative carrier capture by defects in irradiated GaN. Planned paper.

  Presenters

  • Alexander S Hauck

    • The Pennsylvania State University

  Authors

  • Alexander S Hauck

    • The Pennsylvania State University

  • Blair R Tuttle

    • Penn State University, Erie

  • Miaomiao Jin

    • The Pennsylvania State University

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• Abstract Withdrawn

  ORAL · Withdrawn

  March 16, 2026, 4:18 PM – March 16, 2026, 4:30 PM

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• Defect Engineering in Hexagonal Boron Nitride: Optical Properties of Stable Defect Complexes Arising from Boron Interstitials

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 4:30 PM – March 16, 2026, 4:42 PM

  Publication: Cheng, N. L. Q.; Ulman, K. A.; Quek, S.Y., Defect Engineering in Hexagonal Boron Nitride: Optical Properties of Stable Defect Complexes Arising from Boron Interstitials, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2025, 17, 16, 24058-24070

  Presenters

  • Kanchan A Ulman

    • Natl Univ of Singapore

  Authors

  • Nicholas Lin Quan Cheng

    • Natl Univ of Singapore

  • Kanchan A Ulman

    • Natl Univ of Singapore

  • Su Ying Quek

    • Natl Univ of Singapore

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• Effects of ambient gases on quantum emitters in hexagonal boron nitride monolayers

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 4:42 PM – March 16, 2026, 4:54 PM

  Presenters

  • Benjamin Edun

    • Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, 20742, Maryland; Department of Physics and Astronomy, Howard University, Washington DC 20059, USA

  Authors

  • Benjamin Edun

    • Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, 20742, Maryland; Department of Physics and Astronomy, Howard University, Washington DC 20059, USA

  • Pratibha Dev

    • Laboratory for Physical Sciences
    • Department of Physics and Astronomy, Howard University, Washington DC, 20059, USA; Laboratory for Physical Sciences, College Park, Maryland 20740, USA

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• Computational discovery of extreme-band-gap semiconductors.

  ORAL · Invited

  March 16, 2026, 4:54 PM – March 16, 2026, 5:30 PM

  Publication: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2506.07284

  Presenters

  • Emmanouil Kioupakis

    • University of Michigan

  Authors

  • Emmanouil Kioupakis

    • University of Michigan

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• Defects and effects of high doping levels in CaSnO₃

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 5:30 PM – March 16, 2026, 5:42 PM

  Presenters

  • Ramiro M dos Santos

    • Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark
    • University of Delaware

  Authors

  • Ramiro M dos Santos

    • Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark
    • University of Delaware

  • Vivian V França

    • São Paulo State University (UNESP), Institute of Chemistry, 14800-090, Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil

  • Anderson Janotti

    • University of Delaware

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• Nonradiative carrier capture at deep acceptors in β-Ga₂O₃

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 5:42 PM – March 16, 2026, 5:54 PM

  Presenters

  • Yongjoong Shin

    • University of California, Santa Barbara

  Authors

  • Yongjoong Shin

    • University of California, Santa Barbara

  • Haochen Wang

    • University of California, Santa Barbara

  • Chris G Van de Walle

    • University of California, Santa Barbara

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• Formation Kinetics and Charge Localization of Spin Defects in the Hexagonal Silicon Carbide

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 5:54 PM – March 16, 2026, 6:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Sydney To

    • University of California, Irvine

  Authors

  • Sydney To

    • University of California, Irvine

  • Elizabeth M. Y. Lee

    • University of California, Irvine

  • Nischala Pendyala

    • Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi

  • Alvin Yu

    • University of California, Irvine

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• Point defects in SiC

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 6:06 PM – March 16, 2026, 6:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Sadia Rahman Jhilik

    • University of Texas at Arlington

  Authors

  • Sadia Rahman Jhilik

    • University of Texas at Arlington

  • Muhammad N Huda

    • University of Texas at Arlington

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• In-Situ Near Zero Field Magnetoresistance: A New Tool for Classifying Spin Dependent Defects Generated in Solid State Electronics During Particle Bombardment

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 6:18 PM – March 16, 2026, 6:30 PM

  Presenters

  • Ashton A Higgins

    • Penn State University

  Authors

  • Ashton A Higgins

    • Penn State University

  • Patrick Michael Lenahan

    • Pennsylvania State University
    • Penn State University

  • Edward S Bielejec

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Dustin Hassenmayer

    • Pennsylvania State University
    • Penn State University

  • Kaila N Burgess

    • Penn State University

  • George N Bodenschatz

    • Penn State University

  • John Cain

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Colin G McKay

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • David J Spry

    • NASA Glen Research Center

  • Corey J Cochrane

    • JPL/Cal Tech

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