Journal of Synthetic Crystals, Volume. 53, Issue 6, 913(2024)

Research Progress on Controlling the Thermal Boundary Resistance of GaN on Diamond

LAN Feifei, LIU Shasha, FANG Shishu, WANG Yingmin*, and CHENG Hongjuan
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    LAN Feifei, LIU Shasha, FANG Shishu, WANG Yingmin, CHENG Hongjuan. Research Progress on Controlling the Thermal Boundary Resistance of GaN on Diamond[J]. Journal of Synthetic Crystals, 2024, 53(6): 913

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    Received: Nov. 2, 2023

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    Published Online: Aug. 22, 2024

    The Author Email: Yingmin WANG (wymzll@126.com)

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