| RefNo | EC/2000/19 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Joyce, Bruce Arthur: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Description | Citation typed on separate piece of paper, then pasted onto certificate |
| Citation | Professor Joyce pioneered in Europe the technique now known as molecular beam epitaxy. As applied to the growth of semiconductors it has enabled layer structures to be fabricated whose thickness and composition can be controlled to within a single atomic layer and it is now the standard production technique for devices used in several branches of communications and optoelectronics. Professor Joyce discovered the means to monitor processes at the atomic layer level using the reflection high energy electron diffraction technique and later combined it with scanning tunnelling microscopy to provide atomistic details of growth events. This work has led to major developments in film growth theory |
| AccessStatus | Closed |