Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 43, Issue 4, 0416002(2023)

Effect of Material and Structure of Quantum Well Gradient Layer on Performance of GaN-Based LED

Jinjun Wang*, Yanying Yang, Binhui Bai, and Chenyu Xu
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  • School of Electronic Information and Artificial Intelligence, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an 710021, Shaanxi, China
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    Jinjun Wang, Yanying Yang, Binhui Bai, Chenyu Xu. Effect of Material and Structure of Quantum Well Gradient Layer on Performance of GaN-Based LED[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2023, 43(4): 0416002

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    Category: Materials

    Received: Jun. 29, 2022

    Accepted: Sep. 22, 2022

    Published Online: Feb. 16, 2023

    The Author Email: Wang Jinjun (wangjinjun@sust.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS221395

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