Journal of Synthetic Crystals, Volume. 50, Issue 4, 603(2021)

Melt Growth of Bulk Organic Crystals

JIANG Jinke*, CUI Shuangyue, LIU Yang, and TAO Xutang
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    Received: Mar. 4, 2021

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    Published Online: Jul. 13, 2021

    The Author Email: Jinke JIANG (jk_sdu@163.com)

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