Journal of Synthetic Crystals, Volume. 54, Issue 7, 1091(2025)
Recent Advances in Halide Perovskite Semiconductor Single Crystals for Radiation Detection Applications
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Wenjun MA, Guodong ZHANG, Xue SUN, Hongjie LIU, Jiaxin LIU, Xutang TAO. Recent Advances in Halide Perovskite Semiconductor Single Crystals for Radiation Detection Applications[J]. Journal of Synthetic Crystals, 2025, 54(7): 1091
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The Author Email: Guodong ZHANG (zgd@sdu.edu.cn)