Nirtride semiconductors free of electrostatic fields for efficient white light-emitting diodes

Nature

Volumn 406, Issue 6798, 2000, Pages 865-868

  Waltereit, P ^a   Brandt, O ^a   Trampert, A ^a   Grahn, H T ^a   Monniger, J ^a   Ramsteiner, M ^a   Relche, M ^a   Ploog, K H ^a  

^a PAUL DRUDE INSTITUT FÜR FESTKÖRPERELEKTRONIK   (Germany)

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ARTICLE; ECOLOGY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRICITY; LIGHT; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; LUMINANCE; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMICONDUCTOR; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0034710677     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35022529     Document Type: Article

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