Semiconductor Optoelectronics, Volume. 45, Issue 5, 811(2024)

Heteroepitaxial Growth of InSb Thin Films on Si(111) Vicinal Substrates and Their Visible Light Photoconductive Properties

DU Shaozeng, FANG Chenxu, LIU Ting, and LI Handong
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  • School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, CHN
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    DU Shaozeng, FANG Chenxu, LIU Ting, LI Handong. Heteroepitaxial Growth of InSb Thin Films on Si(111) Vicinal Substrates and Their Visible Light Photoconductive Properties[J]. Semiconductor Optoelectronics, 2024, 45(5): 811

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    Received: Apr. 19, 2024

    Accepted: Feb. 13, 2025

    Published Online: Feb. 13, 2025

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    DOI:10.16818/j.issn1001-5868.2024041902

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