Journal of Synthetic Crystals, Volume. 49, Issue 4, 561(2020)

Research Progress on CdZnTe Crystal Growth for Room Temperature Radiation Detection Applications

YANG Fan1... WANG Tao1,*, ZHOU Boru1, XI Shouzhi2, ZHA Gangqiang1 and JIE Wanqi1 |Show fewer author(s)
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    Published Online: Jun. 15, 2020

    The Author Email: Tao WANG (taowang@nwpu.edu.cn;|jwq@nwpu.edu.cn)

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