Journal of Inorganic Materials, Volume. 39, Issue 5, 554(2024)

Growth and Characterization of Large-size InSe Crystal from Non-stoichiometric Solution via a Zone Melting Method

Min JIN1, Yupeng MA2, Tianran WEI2, Siqi LIN1, Xudong BAI3, Xun SHI4, and Xuechao LIU4、*
Author Affiliations
  • 11. School of Materials Science, Shanghai Dianji University, Shanghai 201306, China
  • 22. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
  • 33. Wuzhen Laboratory, Tongxiang 314500, China
  • 44. Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China
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    Min JIN, Yupeng MA, Tianran WEI, Siqi LIN, Xudong BAI, Xun SHI, Xuechao LIU. Growth and Characterization of Large-size InSe Crystal from Non-stoichiometric Solution via a Zone Melting Method [J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2024, 39(5): 554

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    Received: Nov. 9, 2023

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    Published Online: Jul. 8, 2024

    The Author Email: Xuechao LIU (xcliu@mail.sic.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.15541/jim20230524

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