• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 10, Issue 4, 1107 (2022)
A. Pandey1, Y. Malhotra1, P. Wang1, K. Sun2, X. Liu1, and Z. Mi1、*
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  • 1Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
  • 2Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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    A. Pandey, Y. Malhotra, P. Wang, K. Sun, X. Liu, Z. Mi. N-polar InGaN/GaN nanowires: overcoming the efficiency cliff of red-emitting micro-LEDs[J]. Photonics Research, 2022, 10(4): 1107 Copy Citation Text show less
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