Journal of the Chinese Ceramic Society, Volume. 52, Issue 7, 2425(2024)

Recent Progress on Solvents for Growth of 4H-SiC Single Crystals by High-Temperature Solution Growth Technique

DING Xiang1,2, QIAN Hao1,2, LIANG Gangqiang2,3, CHEN Yawei2,3, and LIU Yuan2,3、*
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    DING Xiang, QIAN Hao, LIANG Gangqiang, CHEN Yawei, LIU Yuan. Recent Progress on Solvents for Growth of 4H-SiC Single Crystals by High-Temperature Solution Growth Technique[J]. Journal of the Chinese Ceramic Society, 2024, 52(7): 2425

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    Received: Feb. 23, 2024

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    Published Online: Aug. 26, 2024

    The Author Email: Yuan LIU (yuanliu@tsinghua.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.14062/j.issn.0454-5648.20240139

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