Ultrasmall and ultradense InGaN-based RGB monochromatic micro-light-emitting diode arrays by pixilation of conductive p-GaN

Zhe Zhuang; Daisuke Iida; Kazuhiro Ohkawa

doi:10.1364/PRJ.439741

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