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Journal of Semiconductors, Volume. 46, Issue 1, 011602(2025)

Design strategies and insights of flexible infrared optoelectronic sensors

Yegang Liang, Wenhao Ran, Dan Kuang, and Zhuoran Wang^*

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School of Integrated Circuits and Electronics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China

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Yegang Liang, Wenhao Ran, Dan Kuang, Zhuoran Wang. Design strategies and insights of flexible infrared optoelectronic sensors[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2025, 46(1): 011602

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Category: Research Articles

Received: Jul. 28, 2024

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Published Online: Mar. 6, 2025

The Author Email: Wang Zhuoran (ZRWang)

DOI:10.1088/1674-4926/24080044

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