Journal of Semiconductors, Volume. 44, Issue 7, 070301(2023)

Vertical β-Ga2O3 power electronics

Guangwei Xu*, Feihong Wu*, Qi Liu*, Zhao Han*, Weibing Hao*, Jinbo Zhou*, Xuanze Zhou*, Shu Yang*, and Shibing Long**
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  • School of Microelectronics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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    Guangwei Xu, Feihong Wu, Qi Liu, Zhao Han, Weibing Hao, Jinbo Zhou, Xuanze Zhou, Shu Yang, Shibing Long. Vertical β-Ga2O3 power electronics[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2023, 44(7): 070301

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    Received: Jun. 26, 2023

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    Published Online: Aug. 7, 2023

    The Author Email: Xu Guangwei (xugw@ustc.edu.cn), Wu Feihong (xugw@ustc.edu.cn), Liu Qi (xugw@ustc.edu.cn), Han Zhao (xugw@ustc.edu.cn), Hao Weibing (xugw@ustc.edu.cn), Zhou Jinbo (xugw@ustc.edu.cn), Zhou Xuanze (xugw@ustc.edu.cn), Yang Shu (xugw@ustc.edu.cn), Long Shibing (shibinglong@ustc.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1088/1674-4926/44/7/070301

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