Journal of Synthetic Crystals, Volume. 52, Issue 5, 842(2023)

Effect of Annealing Method and Temperature on Structure, Morphology and Photoelectric Properties of CuI Thin Films by Layer by Layer Iodization

GENG Fangjuan1、*, YANG Lei2, and ZHU Jiaqi1
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    GENG Fangjuan, YANG Lei, ZHU Jiaqi. Effect of Annealing Method and Temperature on Structure, Morphology and Photoelectric Properties of CuI Thin Films by Layer by Layer Iodization[J]. Journal of Synthetic Crystals, 2023, 52(5): 842

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    Received: Jan. 31, 2023

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    Published Online: Jun. 11, 2023

    The Author Email: GENG Fangjuan (genfangjuan@163.com)

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