Review of using gallium nitride for ionizing radiation detection

Wang, Jinghui; Mulligan, Padhraic; Brillson, Leonard; Cao, Lei R.

doi:10.1063/1.4929913

Title: Review of using gallium nitride for ionizing radiation detection

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Publication Date:: Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1213950

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1421217

Grant/Contract Number:: 00042898 00031

Resource Type:: Published Article

Journal Name:: Applied Physics Reviews

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Applied Physics Reviews Journal Volume: 2 Journal Issue: 3; Journal ID: ISSN 1931-9401

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Wang, Jinghui, Mulligan, Padhraic, Brillson, Leonard, and Cao, Lei R. Review of using gallium nitride for ionizing radiation detection.  United States: N. p., 2015. 
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