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RefNoEC/2017/54
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TitleHosono, Hideo: certificate of election to the Royal Society
Date4 May 2017
DescriptionCertificate of Candidate for Election to the Foreign Membership
CitationWinner of the 2016 Japan Prize, Hosono has four major and highly distinct achievements. First, he discovered amorphous transparent oxide semiconductors with 40 times higher carrier mobility than a-Si:H. These oxides are now the switches in most smartphone displays. Second, he discovered iron-based superconductors which exist despite the general (accepted) incompatibility of magnetism and superconductivity. Third, he discovered stable, inorganic electrides with exceptionally low work-functions but strong chemical and thermal stability. Finally, he demonstrated that these electrides weaken N-to-N bonds, significantly lowering the reaction conditions of the Haber-Bosch synthesis of ammonia from N2, with great advantage for society.
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