Influence of surface roughness of ZnO layer on the growth of polycrystalline Si layer via aluminum-induced layer exchange process |
Choi, Sung-Kuk
(Major of Electronic Material Engineering, Korea Marine and Ocean University)
Chang, Won-Beom (Major of Electronic Material Engineering, Korea Marine and Ocean University) Jung, Soo-Hoon (Major of Electronic Material Engineering, Korea Marine and Ocean University) Hara, Kosuke (Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University) Watanabe, Haruna (Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University) Usami, Noritaka (Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University) Chang, Ji-Ho (Major of Electronic Material Engineering & Department of Convergence Study on the Ocean Science and Technology, Korea Maritime and Ocean University) |
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