Journal of Synthetic Crystals, Volume. 51, Issue 12, 2071(2022)

Variations in Structure and Photoluminescence Properties of MgDoped ZnO Thin Films

HE Chen1、*, LIU Hongyu1,2, LUO Jing1, DENG Weijie1, ZHANG Rengang1, and CHEN Yang1
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    HE Chen, LIU Hongyu, LUO Jing, DENG Weijie, ZHANG Rengang, CHEN Yang. Variations in Structure and Photoluminescence Properties of MgDoped ZnO Thin Films[J]. Journal of Synthetic Crystals, 2022, 51(12): 2071

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    Received: Aug. 29, 2022

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    Published Online: Feb. 18, 2023

    The Author Email: HE Chen (1601570761@qq.com)

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