Journal of Synthetic Crystals, Volume. 54, Issue 2, 233(2025)

Mist CVD Grown High-Phase-Purity α-Ga2O3 and Its Photoresponse Performance

YAO Suhao1, ZHANG Maolin1,2, JI Xueqiang1,2, YANG Lili1,2, LI Shan1,2, GUO Yufeng2, and TANG Weihua1,2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Innovation Center for Gallium Oxide Semiconductor (IC-GAO), College of Integrated Circuit Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
  • 2National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for RF Integration and Micro-Packing Technologies, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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    YAO Suhao, ZHANG Maolin, JI Xueqiang, YANG Lili, LI Shan, GUO Yufeng, TANG Weihua. Mist CVD Grown High-Phase-Purity α-Ga2O3 and Its Photoresponse Performance[J]. Journal of Synthetic Crystals, 2025, 54(2): 233

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    Received: Oct. 28, 2024

    Accepted: Mar. 31, 2025

    Published Online: Mar. 31, 2025

    The Author Email: TANG Weihua (whtang@njupt.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.16553/j.cnki.issn1000-985x.2024.0260

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