Journal of the Chinese Ceramic Society, Volume. 53, Issue 4, 977(2025)

Growth and Structure of Potassium Tantalum-Niobium Oxide Crystals by Seed-Free Solid-State Growth

SONG Jianwei, JIANG Minhong*, OUYANG Yujiao, ZENG Yujiao, XU Yuan, and CAO Shixuan
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  • School of Materials Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin 541004, Guangxi, China
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    SONG Jianwei, JIANG Minhong, OUYANG Yujiao, ZENG Yujiao, XU Yuan, CAO Shixuan. Growth and Structure of Potassium Tantalum-Niobium Oxide Crystals by Seed-Free Solid-State Growth[J]. Journal of the Chinese Ceramic Society, 2025, 53(4): 977

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    Received: Sep. 20, 2024

    Accepted: May. 29, 2025

    Published Online: May. 29, 2025

    The Author Email: JIANG Minhong (jiangmh@guet.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.14062/j.issn.0454-5648.20240604

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