Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Volume. 43, Issue 1, 29(2024)

Effect of different growth conditions on surface morphology and optical properties of CdTe/GaAs epitaxial films

Chen-Wei ZHU1,2, Xin-Yang LIU1,2, Yan WU2, Xin-Rong ZUO2, Liu-Yan FAN2, Ping-Ping CHEN2、*, and Xiao-Mei QIN1、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Physics,School of Mathematics and Science,Shanghai Normal University,200233
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Infrared Physics,Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics,Chinese Academy of Sciences,200083
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    Chen-Wei ZHU, Xin-Yang LIU, Yan WU, Xin-Rong ZUO, Liu-Yan FAN, Ping-Ping CHEN, Xiao-Mei QIN. Effect of different growth conditions on surface morphology and optical properties of CdTe/GaAs epitaxial films[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2024, 43(1): 29

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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Apr. 8, 2023

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Dec. 26, 2023

    The Author Email: Ping-Ping CHEN (ppchen@mail.sitp.ac.cn), Xiao-Mei QIN (xmqin@shnu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2024.01.005

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