Many optical components are typically constructed using materials such as galliumarsenide and indiumphosphide.
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Sol Voltaics uses data from its indiumphosphide nanowire research to project that its galliumarsenide nanowires will deliver a 25% efficiency gain.
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With its patented InGaP-Plus (Indium GalliumPhosphide) technology, Anadigics may have leapfrogged over its AlGaAs (Aluminum GalliumArsenide) competitors by enabling some 20% to 25% longer cell phone battery life.