Semiconductor Optoelectronics, Volume. 43, Issue 3, 522(2022)

Investigation of External Quantum Efficiency of GaNbased MicroLEDs

YANG Hang, HUANG Wenjun, ZHANGHU Mengyuan, LIN Yonghong, and LIU Zhaojun*
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    YANG Hang, HUANG Wenjun, ZHANGHU Mengyuan, LIN Yonghong, LIU Zhaojun. Investigation of External Quantum Efficiency of GaNbased MicroLEDs[J]. Semiconductor Optoelectronics, 2022, 43(3): 522

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    Received: Jun. 10, 2022

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    Published Online: Aug. 1, 2022

    The Author Email: Zhaojun LIU (liuzj@sustech.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.16818/j.issn1001-5868.2022061001

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