Recent advances in NiO/Ga<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> heterojunctions for power electronics

Xing Lu; Yuxin Deng; Yanli Pei; Zimin Chen; Gang Wang

doi:10.1088/1674-4926/44/6/061802

Journal of Semiconductors, Volume. 44, Issue 6, 061802(2023)

Recent advances in NiO/Ga₂O₃ heterojunctions for power electronics

Xing Lu^*, Yuxin Deng^*, Yanli Pei^*, Zimin Chen^*, and Gang Wang^*

State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Electronics and Information Technology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China

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The Author Email: Lu Xing (stswangg@mail.sysu.edu.cn), Deng Yuxin (stswangg@mail.sysu.edu.cn), Pei Yanli (stswangg@mail.sysu.edu.cn), Chen Zimin (stswangg@mail.sysu.edu.cn), Wang Gang (stswangg@mail.sysu.edu.cn)

DOI:10.1088/1674-4926/44/6/061802

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