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High Quality GaN Epitaxy Induced Nucleation by Ar Ion Implantation into Sapphire Substrate

Xia AN, Shengrui XU, Hongchang TAO, Huake SU, He YANG, Kang XU, Lei XIE, Jingyu JIA, Jincheng ZHANG, Yue HAO

Journal of Inorganic Materials· Volume 40· Issue 1

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