Influence of Diffusion Barriers with Different Al Compositions on Impurity-Free Vacancy Induced Quantum Well Mixing

Naling Zhang; Hongqi Jing; Qinghe Yuan; Li Zhong; Suping Liu; Xiaoyu Ma

doi:10.3788/CJL202148.2403001

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