Journal of Synthetic Crystals, Volume. 54, Issue 6, 997(2025)

Growth of LiGa5O8 Single Crystal Thin Films and Their Conductive Mechanism by the Mist-CVD Method

Hao ZHAO, Bowen YU, Qi LI, Guangqing LI, Yiyuan LIU, Na LIN, Yang LI, Wenxiang MU, and Zhitai JIA*
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  • The Institute of Novel Semiconductors, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan250100, China
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    Hao ZHAO, Bowen YU, Qi LI, Guangqing LI, Yiyuan LIU, Na LIN, Yang LI, Wenxiang MU, Zhitai JIA. Growth of LiGa5O8 Single Crystal Thin Films and Their Conductive Mechanism by the Mist-CVD Method[J]. Journal of Synthetic Crystals, 2025, 54(6): 997

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    Received: Jan. 6, 2025

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jul. 8, 2025

    The Author Email: Zhitai JIA (z.jia@sdu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.16553/j.cnki.issn1000-985x.2025.0002

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