In Memoriam Bruno Karl Meyer: Excitons, Impurities and Defects
in Oxides and Nitrides
A. Hoffmann
Technical University of Berlin, Institute of Solid State Physics, Hardenbergstr. 36, 10623
Berlin, Germany
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In memoriam Bruno Karl Meyer his scientific life will be reviewed and honored. Excitons,
impurities and defects are key words, which strongly marked his scientific career. He is one of
the pioneers who discovered and explained the EL2 luminescence in GaAs. As an expert of
magnetic resonance methods he could bring a lot of new physical understanding in the field of
transition metal ions in II-VI and III-V compounds. As a man of visions he started 1993 with
the research of nitrides with samples from H. Amano and I. Akasaki and established very
early in Germany a center of excellence on this field. Later on, Bruno published sophisticated,
advanced and key papers on the field of oxides. The nitrogen doping and p-conductivity are
further milestones in many of his papers like in ZnSe, ZnO, diamond or SnO2. In the last
years energy consumption, saving and storage play important roles in his scientific life.
In Memoriam Bruno Karl Meyer
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