Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 42, Issue 13, 1331002(2022)

Effect of Ultrathin Silicon Oxide and Titanium Nitride Composite Layer on Photogenerated Electron Export

Zixuan Lan, Yilin Wang, Lei Zhao, and Zhongquan Ma*
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  • SHU-SOEN's R&D Laboratory, Department of Physics, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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    Zixuan Lan, Yilin Wang, Lei Zhao, Zhongquan Ma. Effect of Ultrathin Silicon Oxide and Titanium Nitride Composite Layer on Photogenerated Electron Export[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2022, 42(13): 1331002

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    Paper Information

    Category: Thin Films

    Received: Nov. 30, 2021

    Accepted: Jan. 19, 2022

    Published Online: Jul. 15, 2022

    The Author Email: Ma Zhongquan (zqma@shu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202242.1331002

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