Carrier transport and photoconductive gain mechanisms of AlGaN MSM photodetectors with high Al Content

Zhicheng Dai; Yushen Liu; Guofeng Yang; Feng Xie; Chun Zhu; Yan Gu; Naiyan Lu; Qigao Fan; Yu Ding; Yuhang Li; Yingzhou Yu; Xiumei Zhang

doi:10.3788/COL202119.082504

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