Journal of Synthetic Crystals, Volume. 51, Issue 5, 841(2022)

p-Type and n-Type Doping of Single Crystal Diamond

NIU Keyan1、*, ZHANG Xuan2, CUI Boyao2, MA Yongjian2, TANG Wenbo2, WEI Zhipeng1, and ZHANG Baoshun2
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    NIU Keyan, ZHANG Xuan, CUI Boyao, MA Yongjian, TANG Wenbo, WEI Zhipeng, ZHANG Baoshun. p-Type and n-Type Doping of Single Crystal Diamond[J]. Journal of Synthetic Crystals, 2022, 51(5): 841

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    Received: Nov. 3, 2021

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