Ultrahigh detectivity, high-speed and low-dark current AlGaN solar-blind heterojunction field-effect phototransistors realized using dual-float-photogating effect

Kai Wang; Xinjia Qiu; Zesheng Lv; Zhiyuan Song; Hao Jiang

doi:10.1364/PRJ.444444

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