Journal of the Chinese Ceramic Society, Volume. 53, Issue 1, 102(2025)

Enhanced Properties of CdMgTe Crystals by Multi-Step Annealing Method

ZHANG Jiawei1... YU Pengfei1, HAN Zhao1, YANG Guizhi1 and JIE Wanqi2 |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1School of Materials Science and Engineering, Chang󿃊n University, Xi󿃊n 710064, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi󿃊n 710072, China
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    ZHANG Jiawei, YU Pengfei, HAN Zhao, YANG Guizhi, JIE Wanqi. Enhanced Properties of CdMgTe Crystals by Multi-Step Annealing Method[J]. Journal of the Chinese Ceramic Society, 2025, 53(1): 102

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    Received: Jul. 2, 2024

    Accepted: Jan. 10, 2025

    Published Online: Jan. 10, 2025

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    DOI:10.14062/j.issn.0454-5648.20240438

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