journal article·2026-07

Direct bonded aluminum on silicon nitride substrates via silver-aluminum interfacial reactions

Donglin Zhang, Duhe Wen, Yuan Zhang, Luke Ma, Shuquan Chen, Miao Jiang, Xiuchen Zhao, Chin C. Lee, Gang Zhang, Yongjun Huo

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