Ramón Collazo

Ramón Collazo is a Professor and University Faculty Scholar at North Carolina State University's College of Engineering, Department of Materials Science and Engineering. His research focuses on III-Nitride semiconductors, polar materials, and optoelectronic/power device development.

• Educational Background: BS in Physics from University of Puerto Rico, San Juan

Research interests include:

• Wide bandgap semiconductors (III-Nitrides and AlN)
• Lateral polarity homojunction engineering
• Optoelectronic and power device fabrication
• Thin film growth and characterization
• Defect analysis and doping optimization

Scientific awards:

• Facundo Bueso Medal for Physics

Recent publications explore topics including:

• Impact ionization in high-Al content AlGaN
• Al-vacancy complex effects in Si-doped AlN
• Ferroelectric nitride heterostructures
• Mg-related defect engineering in GaN
• Anderson transition in graded p-AlGaN