Nano-buffer controlled electron tunneling to regulate heterojunctional interface emission

Wei Liu; Zhuxin Li; Zengliang Shi; Ru Wang; Yizhi Zhu; Chunxiang Xu

doi:10.29026/oea.2021.200064

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