Journal of Inorganic Materials, Volume. 39, Issue 5, 547(2024)

Epitaxy Single Crystal GaN on AlN Prepared by Plasma-enhanced Atomic Layer Deposition

Hao LU1,2, Shengrui XU1、*, Yong HUANG2, Xing CHEN2, Shuang XU1, Xu LIU1, Xinhao WANG1, Yuan GAO1, Yachao ZHANG1, Xiaoling DUAN1, Jincheng ZHANG1, and Yue HAO1
Author Affiliations
  • 11. School of Microelectronics, Xidian University, Xi’an 710071, China
  • 22. Advanced Microelectronic Device Research Center, XIDIAN-WUHU Research Institute, Wuhu 241000, China
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    Hao LU, Shengrui XU, Yong HUANG, Xing CHEN, Shuang XU, Xu LIU, Xinhao WANG, Yuan GAO, Yachao ZHANG, Xiaoling DUAN, Jincheng ZHANG, Yue HAO. Epitaxy Single Crystal GaN on AlN Prepared by Plasma-enhanced Atomic Layer Deposition[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2024, 39(5): 547

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    Received: Oct. 20, 2023

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    Published Online: Jul. 8, 2024

    The Author Email: XU Shengrui (srxu@xidian.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.15541/jim20230490

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