Journal of Inorganic Materials, Volume. 39, Issue 12, 1384(2024)

High-quality Indium-doped Gallium Oxide Single Crystal Growth by Floating Zone Method

Xianke LI, Chaoyi ZHANG, Lin HUANG, Peng SUN, Bo LIU, Jun XU, and Huili TANG*
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  • MOE Key Laboratory of Advanced Micro-Structured Materials, School of Physics Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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    Xianke LI, Chaoyi ZHANG, Lin HUANG, Peng SUN, Bo LIU, Jun XU, Huili TANG. High-quality Indium-doped Gallium Oxide Single Crystal Growth by Floating Zone Method[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2024, 39(12): 1384

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    Received: May. 13, 2024

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    Published Online: Jan. 21, 2025

    The Author Email: Huili TANG (tanghl@tongji.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.15541/jim20240241

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