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Chinese Optics Letters
Vol. 22, Issue 2, 022501 (2024)

Carrier transport barrier in AlGaN-based deep ultraviolet LEDs on offcut sapphire substrates

Qiushuang Chen^1、2, Li Chen^1、2、*, Cong Chen^1、2, Ge Gao¹, Wei Guo^1、2, and Jichun Ye^1、2、**

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¹Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Ningbo 315201, China

²University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

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Qiushuang Chen, Li Chen, Cong Chen, Ge Gao, Wei Guo, Jichun Ye. Carrier transport barrier in AlGaN-based deep ultraviolet LEDs on offcut sapphire substrates[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2024, 22(2): 022501 Copy Citation Text

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Qiushuang Chen, Li Chen, Cong Chen, Ge Gao, Wei Guo, Jichun Ye. Carrier transport barrier in AlGaN-based deep ultraviolet LEDs on offcut sapphire substrates[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2024, 22(2): 022501

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