Ga2O3/Ag/Ga2O3-Laminated Film Fabricated at Room Temperature: Toward Applications in Ultraviolet Transparent Highly Conductive Electrodes
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Details
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Zhang, K.; Feng, L.; Wang, L.; Zhu, J.; Zhang, H.; Ha, S.; Sun, J.; Liang, H.; Yang, T. Ga2O3/Ag/Ga2O3-Laminated Film Fabricated at Room Temperature: Toward Applications in Ultraviolet Transparent Highly Conductive Electrodes. Crystals 2023, 13, 1018. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13071018
Zhang K, Feng L, Wang L, Zhu J, Zhang H, Ha S, Sun J, Liang H, Yang T. Ga2O3/Ag/Ga2O3-Laminated Film Fabricated at Room Temperature: Toward Applications in Ultraviolet Transparent Highly Conductive Electrodes. Crystals. 2023; 13(7):1018. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13071018
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Kexiong, Lei Feng, Lei Wang, Jun Zhu, Hai Zhang, Sihua Ha, Jiajun Sun, Hongwei Liang, and Tianpeng Yang. 2023. "Ga2O3/Ag/Ga2O3-Laminated Film Fabricated at Room Temperature: Toward Applications in Ultraviolet Transparent Highly Conductive Electrodes" Crystals 13, no. 7: 1018. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13071018