AlxGa1-xN solar-blind photodetectors grown by low pressure MOCVD

Xiaoyan WANG; Xiaoliang WANG; Baozhu WANG; Junxue RAN; Hongling XIAO; Cuimei WANG; Guoxin HU

doi:10.1007/s12200-009-0006-z

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