Polarization assisted self-powered GaN-based UV photodetector with high responsivity

Jiaxing Wang; Chunshuang Chu; Kangkai Tian; Jiamang Che; Hua Shao; Yonghui Zhang; Ke Jiang; Zi-Hui Zhang; Xiaojuan Sun; Dabing Li

doi:10.1364/PRJ.418813

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