Journal of Synthetic Crystals, Volume. 53, Issue 12, 2079(2024)

Effect of In-Situ Heating Treatment on the Quality and Properties of CdZnTe Crystals

WANG Kunyuan... LIANG Xiaoyan*, MIN Jiahua and ZHANG Jijun |Show fewer author(s)
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    WANG Kunyuan, LIANG Xiaoyan, MIN Jiahua, ZHANG Jijun. Effect of In-Situ Heating Treatment on the Quality and Properties of CdZnTe Crystals[J]. Journal of Synthetic Crystals, 2024, 53(12): 2079

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    Received: Jun. 11, 2024

    Accepted: Jan. 10, 2025

    Published Online: Jan. 10, 2025

    The Author Email: Xiaoyan LIANG (xxlyy@shu.edu.cn)

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    CSTR:32186.14.

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