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Photonics Research, Volume. 8, Issue 3, 331(2020)

High-efficiency AlGaN/GaN/AlGaN tunnel junction ultraviolet light-emitting diodes EIC Choice Award

A. Pandey1, W. J. Shin1, J. Gim2, R. Hovden2, and Z. Mi1、*
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  • 1Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
  • 2Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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    Category: Optoelectronics

    Received: Nov. 18, 2019

    Accepted: Jan. 7, 2020

    Published Online: Feb. 19, 2020

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

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.383652

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