Less strained and more efficient GaN light-emitting diodes with embedded silica hollow nanospheres

Scientific Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Kim, Jonghak ^a   Woo, Heeje ^a   Joo, Kisu ^a   Tae, Sungwon ^a   Park, Jinsub ^b   Moon, Daeyoung ^a   Park, Sung Hyun ^a   Jang, Junghwan ^a   Cho, Yigil ^c   Park, Jucheol ^a   Yuh, Hwankuk ^a   Lee, Gun Do ^a   Choi, In Suk ^c   Nanishi, Yasushi ^a,d   Han, Heung Nam ^a   Char, Kookheon ^a   Yoon, Euijoon ^a,e  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^d RITSUMEIKAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e Seoul National University   (South Korea)

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EID: 84887777234     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep03201     Document Type: Article

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