• Acta Photonica Sinica
  • Vol. 41, Issue 4, 485 (2012)
ZHENG Dong-mei* and WANG Zong-chi
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    ZHENG Dong-mei, WANG Zong-chi. Optical Properties of Strained Wurtzite GaN/A10.15Ga0.85N Cylindrical Quantum Dots: Effects of Hydrostatic Pressure[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2012, 41(4): 485 Copy Citation Text show less
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    ZHENG Dong-mei, WANG Zong-chi. Optical Properties of Strained Wurtzite GaN/A10.15Ga0.85N Cylindrical Quantum Dots: Effects of Hydrostatic Pressure[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2012, 41(4): 485
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