Journal of Synthetic Crystals, Volume. 52, Issue 5, 723(2023)

Epitaxial Growth of GaN Based RF Electronic Materials on Si Substrates

YANG Xuelin1,2,3、* and SHEN Bo1,2,3,4
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    Received: Mar. 29, 2023

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    Published Online: Jun. 11, 2023

    The Author Email: YANG Xuelin (xlyang@pku.edu.cn)

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    CSTR:32186.14.

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