The Journal of Light Scattering, Volume. 37, Issue 1, 30(2025)

Phonon anharmonic effects in semiconductor material CuAlO2

LANG Yuhang1, HU Qiwei1、*, ZHANG Yin1, XIE Yinghua1, LI Shengnan1, LIN Boyu1, LEI Li2, and YUAN Yuquan1
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Sichuan University of Sciences and Engineering, Zi Gong 643000, P. R. China
  • 2Sichuan University, Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Chengdu 610065, P. R. China
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    LANG Yuhang, HU Qiwei, ZHANG Yin, XIE Yinghua, LI Shengnan, LIN Boyu, LEI Li, YUAN Yuquan. Phonon anharmonic effects in semiconductor material CuAlO2[J]. The Journal of Light Scattering, 2025, 37(1): 30

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    Received: Oct. 8, 2024

    Accepted: Apr. 30, 2025

    Published Online: Apr. 30, 2025

    The Author Email: HU Qiwei (qiweihu@suse.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.13883/j.issn1004-5929.202501005

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