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Progress in III-Nitride Tunnel Junctions for Optoelectronic Devices

Journal Article · · IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
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  1. Materials Department, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
  2. Materials Department and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA

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Research Organization:
Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
DOE Contract Number:
EE0009691
OSTI ID:
1980420
Journal Information:
IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, Vol. 58, Issue 4; ISSN 0018-9197
Publisher:
IEEE
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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