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Comparative electrical performance and failure analysis of air-annealed ruthenium Schottky contacts on 6H-SiC and 4H-SiC

Pages 722-737 | Received 06 Feb 2018, Accepted 11 Nov 2018, Published online: 08 Mar 2019

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