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Journal of Semiconductors, Volume. 44, Issue 9, 091603(2023)

Impedance spectroscopy for quantum dot light-emitting diodes

Xiangwei Qu^1,2 and Xiaowei Sun^1,2、*

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¹Institute of Nanoscience and Applications, and Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China

²Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Technologies (Southern University of Science and Technology), Ministry of Education, and Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Advanced Quantum Dot Displays and Lighting, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China

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Received: May. 21, 2023

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Published Online: Oct. 25, 2023

The Author Email: Sun Xiaowei (sunxw@sustech.edu.cn)

DOI:10.1088/1674-4926/44/9/091603

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