• Journal of Semiconductors
  • Vol. 40, Issue 9, 092501 (2019)
Hailong Wang1、2, Jialin Ma1、2, and Jianhua Zhao1、2、3
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Superlattices and Microstructures, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China
  • 2College of Materials Science and Opto-Electronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 3CAS Center for Excellence in Topological Quantum Computation, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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    Hailong Wang, Jialin Ma, Jianhua Zhao. Giant modulation of magnetism in (Ga,Mn)As ultrathin films via electric field[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2019, 40(9): 092501 Copy Citation Text show less
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    Hailong Wang, Jialin Ma, Jianhua Zhao. Giant modulation of magnetism in (Ga,Mn)As ultrathin films via electric field[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2019, 40(9): 092501
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