Improvement of blue InGaN light-emitting diodes with gradually increased barrier heights from n- to p-layers

Wu TIAN; Xiong HUI; Yang LI; Jiangnan DAI; Yanyan FANG; Zhihao WU; Changqing CHEN

doi:10.1007/s12200-013-0342-x

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