The mobility of two-dimensional electron gas in AlGaN/GaN heterostructures with varied Al content

Science in China, Series F: Information Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 780-789

  Zhang, JinFeng ^a   Hao, Yue ^a   Zhang, JinCheng ^a   Ni, JinYu ^a  

^a XIDIAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

2DEG; GaN; Heterostructures; Mobility

Indexed keywords

EID: 44149083560     PISSN: 10092757     EISSN: 18622836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11432-008-0056-7     Document Type: Article

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