Journal of Synthetic Crystals, Volume. 54, Issue 7, 1238(2025)

Additive-Assisted Growth of CsPbBr3 Single Crystals and Its γ-Ray Detection Performance

Ran CHEN1,2, Xiao ZHAO1,2, Gang MENG1, Volodymyr GNATYUK3,4, Youbao NI1, and Shimao WANG1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics,Hefei Institutes of Physical Science,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Hefei 230031,China
  • 2University of Science and Technology of China,Hefei 230026,China
  • 3V E. Lashkaryov Institute of Semiconductor Physics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine,Kyiv 03028,Ukraine
  • 4Advafab Oy,Helsinki 00180,Finland
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    Ran CHEN, Xiao ZHAO, Gang MENG, Volodymyr GNATYUK, Youbao NI, Shimao WANG. Additive-Assisted Growth of CsPbBr3 Single Crystals and Its γ-Ray Detection Performance[J]. Journal of Synthetic Crystals, 2025, 54(7): 1238

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    Received: Feb. 5, 2025

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Aug. 28, 2025

    The Author Email: Shimao WANG (shmwang@aiofm.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.16553/j.cnki.issn1000-985x.2025.0021

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