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Journal of Semiconductors, Volume. 46, Issue 8, 082502(2025)

Effect of grain size on the resistivity of polycrystalline 3C-SiC

Guo Li, Lei Ge^*, Mingsheng Xu, Jisheng Han, and Xiangang Xu

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Institute of Novel Semiconductor Materials and State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China

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Category: Research Articles

Received: Feb. 14, 2025

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Published Online: Aug. 27, 2025

The Author Email: Lei Ge (LGe)

DOI:10.1088/1674-4926/25020018

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