INFRARED, Volume. 45, Issue 5, 1(2024)

Research Status and Development Trend of Uncooled PbSe Mid-Infrared Photo-Conductive Detectors

Guo-dong ZHANG, Qing-shuai ZHU, Ben-chi XUE, Yan-zhen LI, Kang-hao SHI, and Ji-jun QIU*
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    ZHANG Guo-dong, ZHU Qing-shuai, XUE Ben-chi, LI Yan-zhen, SHI Kang-hao, QIU Ji-jun. Research Status and Development Trend of Uncooled PbSe Mid-Infrared Photo-Conductive Detectors[J]. INFRARED, 2024, 45(5): 1

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    Received: Jan. 20, 2024

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Sep. 29, 2024

    The Author Email: Ji-jun QIU (jjqiu@dlut.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1672-8785.2024.05.001

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