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Photonics Research, Volume. 11, Issue 7, 1217(2023)

AlGaN solar-blind phototransistor capable of directly detecting sub-fW signals: self-depletion and photorecovery of full-channel 2DEG enabled by a quasi-pseudomorphic structure

Jiabing Lu1、†, Zesheng Lv1、†, and Hao Jiang1,2,3、*
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  • 1School of Electronics and Information Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
  • 3Guangdong Engineering Technology R&D Center of Compound Semiconductors and Devices, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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    Jiabing Lu, Zesheng Lv, Hao Jiang, "AlGaN solar-blind phototransistor capable of directly detecting sub-fW signals: self-depletion and photorecovery of full-channel 2DEG enabled by a quasi-pseudomorphic structure," Photonics Res. 11, 1217 (2023)

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    Category: Optoelectronics

    Received: Mar. 17, 2023

    Accepted: May. 3, 2023

    Published Online: Jun. 16, 2023

    The Author Email: Hao Jiang (stsjiang@mail.sysu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.489960

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