Jan Tauc
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Jan Tauc (/taʊts/; 15 April 1922 – 28 December 2010) was a Czech-American physicist who introduced the concepts of Tauc gap and Tauc plot to the optical characterization of solids. Born in Bohemia, he emigrated to the United States in 1969, where he received citizenship in 1978,[1] and worked for the rest of his life.
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Jan Tauc | |
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Born | 15 April 1922 |
Died | 28 December 2010 (aged 88) Washougal, Washington, United States |
Nationality | Czech (until 1978) American (from 1978) |
Alma mater | Czech Technical University in Prague |
Known for | Tauc plot Tauc–Lorentz model |
Awards | Frank Isakson Prize for Optical Effects in Solids (1982) David Adler Lectureship Award (1988) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Semiconductor physics |
Institutions | Czech Technical University in Prague (1952–1969) Charles University in Prague (1964–1969) Bell Labs (1969–1970) Brown University (1970–1992) |
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