• Journal of Semiconductors
  • Vol. 41, Issue 1, 012701 (2020)
Yinsheng Peng, Shufeng Gong, Kai Liu, and Minghai Yao
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  • College of Information Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China
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    Yinsheng Peng, Shufeng Gong, Kai Liu, Minghai Yao. Nano-sphere surface arrays based on GaAs solar cells[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2020, 41(1): 012701 Copy Citation Text show less
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    Yinsheng Peng, Shufeng Gong, Kai Liu, Minghai Yao. Nano-sphere surface arrays based on GaAs solar cells[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2020, 41(1): 012701
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