• Journal of Semiconductors
  • Vol. 42, Issue 9, 092801 (2021)
Wen Shi1、2, Sen Huang1、2, Xinhua Wang1、2, Qimeng Jiang1、2, Yixu Yao1、2, Lan Bi1、2, Yuchen Li1、2, Kexin Deng1、2, Jie Fan1、2, Haibo Yin1、2, Ke Wei1、2, Yankui Li1、2, Jingyuan Shi1、2, Haojie Jiang1、2, Junfeng Li1、2, and Xinyu Liu1、2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Microelectronic Devices & Integrated Technology, Institute of Microelectronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
  • 2Institute of Microelectronics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    DOI: 10.1088/1674-4926/42/9/092801 Cite this Article
    Wen Shi, Sen Huang, Xinhua Wang, Qimeng Jiang, Yixu Yao, Lan Bi, Yuchen Li, Kexin Deng, Jie Fan, Haibo Yin, Ke Wei, Yankui Li, Jingyuan Shi, Haojie Jiang, Junfeng Li, Xinyu Liu. Low-thermal-budget Au-free ohmic contact to an ultrathin barrier AlGaN/GaN heterostructure utilizing a micro-patterned ohmic recess[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2021, 42(9): 092801 Copy Citation Text show less
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    Wen Shi, Sen Huang, Xinhua Wang, Qimeng Jiang, Yixu Yao, Lan Bi, Yuchen Li, Kexin Deng, Jie Fan, Haibo Yin, Ke Wei, Yankui Li, Jingyuan Shi, Haojie Jiang, Junfeng Li, Xinyu Liu. Low-thermal-budget Au-free ohmic contact to an ultrathin barrier AlGaN/GaN heterostructure utilizing a micro-patterned ohmic recess[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2021, 42(9): 092801
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