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For his Nobel Prize, who did Alferov share it with?

  • Stephen Hawking

  • Martinus Veltman

  • Herbert Kroemer

  • Gerard 't Hooft

Answer

The Nobel Prize in Physics in 2000 was awarded jointly to Zhores Alferov and Herbert Kroemer for their development of semiconductor heterostructures used in high-speed and optoelectronic devices. These structures combine different semiconductor materials to create new electronic and optical properties, enabling the development of advanced electronic and optoelectronic devices such as lasers, solar cells, and transistors.
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