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    Journals >Journal of Semiconductors >Volume 46 >Issue 4 >Page 041101 > Article
    • Journal of Semiconductors
    • Vol. 46, Issue 4, 041101 (2025)
    Wide-bandgap and heavy-metal-free quantum dots for blue light-emitting diodes
    Xin Gu1, Wen-Long Fei1, Bao-Quan Sun1, Ya-Kun Wang1,*, and Liang-Sheng Liao1,2,**
    Author Affiliations
  • 1Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
  • 2Macao Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau SAR, Taipa 999078, China
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    DOI: 10.1088/1674-4926/24100016 Cite this Article
    Xin Gu, Wen-Long Fei, Bao-Quan Sun, Ya-Kun Wang, Liang-Sheng Liao. Wide-bandgap and heavy-metal-free quantum dots for blue light-emitting diodes[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2025, 46(4): 041101 Copy Citation Text show less
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