Photonics Research, Volume. 10, Issue 4, 1107(2022)
N-polar InGaN/GaN nanowires: overcoming the efficiency cliff of red-emitting micro-LEDs On the Cover
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A. Pandey, Y. Malhotra, P. Wang, K. Sun, X. Liu, Z. Mi, "N-polar InGaN/GaN nanowires: overcoming the efficiency cliff of red-emitting micro-LEDs," Photonics Res. 10, 1107 (2022)
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Received: Dec. 9, 2021
Accepted: Feb. 23, 2022
Published Online: Mar. 28, 2022
The Author Email: Z. Mi (ztmi@umich.edu)