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Photonics Research, Volume. 7, Issue 6, B12(2019)

AlGaN nanocrystals: building blocks for efficient ultraviolet optoelectronics

Xianhe Liu1,2, Kishwar Mashooq1, David A. Laleyan1, Eric T. Reid1, and Zetian Mi1、*
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  • 1Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
  • 2Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 0E9, Canada
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    Category: Semiconductor UV Photonics

    Received: Feb. 4, 2019

    Accepted: Apr. 1, 2019

    Published Online: May. 17, 2019

    The Author Email: Zetian Mi (ztmi@umich.edu)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.7.000B12

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