Journal of Synthetic Crystals, Volume. 54, Issue 2, 329(2025)
α-Phase Gallium Oxide Films and Their Solar Blind Photodetectors Based on Pulsed Laser Deposition
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DING Zijian, YAN Shiqi, XU Xifan, XIN Qian. α-Phase Gallium Oxide Films and Their Solar Blind Photodetectors Based on Pulsed Laser Deposition[J]. Journal of Synthetic Crystals, 2025, 54(2): 329
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Received: Oct. 31, 2024
Accepted: Mar. 31, 2025
Published Online: Mar. 31, 2025
The Author Email: XIN Qian (xinq@sdu.edu.cn)