Semiconductor Optoelectronics, Volume. 43, Issue 3, 479(2022)

Research Progress of Hexagonal Boron Nitride Neutron Detector

FAN Ziyang1... CHEN Xi1, CHEN Zhanguo1,*, ZHAO Jiangbin2 and HE Gaokui2 |Show fewer author(s)
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    Received: May. 21, 2022

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    Published Online: Aug. 1, 2022

    The Author Email: Zhanguo CHEN (czg@jlu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.16818/j.issn1001-5868.2022052102

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