Space-charge effect on photogenerated-current and -voltage in III-nitride optoelectronic semiconductors

Dong-Pyo Han; Motoaki Iwaya; Tetsuya Takeuchi; Satoshi Kamiyama; Isamu Akasaki

doi:10.1364/PRJ.428470

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