Effect of Interface State at Semiconductor-Insulator Contact Interface in Ge/Si Heterogeneous Bonding on Photoelectric Transport Characteristics of Heterojunction

Shengquan He; Haipeng Ke; Lian Yan; Xinglian Li; Shaoying Ke; Dongke Li

doi:10.3788/AOS202040.1931001

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