Journal of Synthetic Crystals, Volume. 51, Issue 9-10, 1732(2022)

Advance in Theory and Technology of Rapid Growth of Large-Size Crystals

LIU Feng1, CHEN Kunfeng2, PENG Chao1, and XUE Dongfeng1
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