Journal of Synthetic Crystals, Volume. 50, Issue 9, 1780(2021)

Epitaxy of Wide Bandgap Semiconductors on Silicon Carbide Substrate

KAI Cuihong1,2、*, WANG Rong2, YANG Deren1,2, and PI Xiaodong1,2
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    KAI Cuihong, WANG Rong, YANG Deren, PI Xiaodong. Epitaxy of Wide Bandgap Semiconductors on Silicon Carbide Substrate[J]. Journal of Synthetic Crystals, 2021, 50(9): 1780

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    Received: Jun. 8, 2021

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    Published Online: Nov. 8, 2021

    The Author Email: Cuihong KAI (kaicuihong@zju.edu.cn)

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