Chinese Journal of Quantum Electronics, Volume. 40, Issue 4, 492(2023)

Effect of annealing temperature on the quality and optical properties of Mg2Si films on sapphire substrates

LIAO Yangfang1 and XIE Quan2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Shool of Physics and Electronic Science, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang 550001, China
  • 2College of Big Data and Information Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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    Received: Jul. 23, 2021

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    Published Online: Aug. 22, 2023

    The Author Email: XIE Quan (qxie@gzu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1007-5461.2023.04.008

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