Journal of Synthetic Crystals, Volume. 54, Issue 5, 784(2025)

Growth and Performance of Low-Dislocation 6-Inch GaSb Single Crystal

Wenwen YANG, Wei LU, Hui XIE, Gang LIU, Xinyu LYU, Yihan BAI, Chenhui LI, Jiaoqing PAN, Youwen ZHAO, and Guiying SHEN*
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  • Laboratory of Solid-State Optoelectronic Information Technology, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100083, China
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    Wenwen YANG, Wei LU, Hui XIE, Gang LIU, Xinyu LYU, Yihan BAI, Chenhui LI, Jiaoqing PAN, Youwen ZHAO, Guiying SHEN. Growth and Performance of Low-Dislocation 6-Inch GaSb Single Crystal[J]. Journal of Synthetic Crystals, 2025, 54(5): 784

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    Received: Nov. 6, 2024

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    Published Online: Jul. 2, 2025

    The Author Email: Guiying SHEN (shenguiying@semi.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.16553/j.cnki.issn1000-985x.2024.0277

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