• Journal of Semiconductors
  • Vol. 42, Issue 12, 122804 (2021)
Shangfeng Liu1、2, Ye Yuan2, Shanshan Sheng1, Tao Wang4, Jin Zhang2, Lijie Huang2, Xiaohu Zhang2, Junjie Kang2, Wei Luo2, Yongde Li2, Houjin Wang2, Weiyun Wang2, Chuan Xiao2, Yaoping Liu2, Qi Wang3, and Xinqiang Wang1、2
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Artificial Microstructure and Mesoscopic Physics School of Physics, Nano-Optoelectronics Frontier Center of Ministry of Education, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
  • 2Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan 523808, China
  • 3Dongguan Institute of Optoelectronics, Peking University, Dongguan 523808, China
  • 4Electron Microscopy Laboratory, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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    DOI: 10.1088/1674-4926/42/12/122804 Cite this Article
    Shangfeng Liu, Ye Yuan, Shanshan Sheng, Tao Wang, Jin Zhang, Lijie Huang, Xiaohu Zhang, Junjie Kang, Wei Luo, Yongde Li, Houjin Wang, Weiyun Wang, Chuan Xiao, Yaoping Liu, Qi Wang, Xinqiang Wang. Four-inch high quality crack-free AlN layer grown on a high-temperature annealed AlN template by MOCVD[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2021, 42(12): 122804 Copy Citation Text show less
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    Shangfeng Liu, Ye Yuan, Shanshan Sheng, Tao Wang, Jin Zhang, Lijie Huang, Xiaohu Zhang, Junjie Kang, Wei Luo, Yongde Li, Houjin Wang, Weiyun Wang, Chuan Xiao, Yaoping Liu, Qi Wang, Xinqiang Wang. Four-inch high quality crack-free AlN layer grown on a high-temperature annealed AlN template by MOCVD[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2021, 42(12): 122804
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