Low-threshold and narrow-emission random lasing in a self-assembly TiN nanoparticle-doped carbon quantum dot/DCM nanowire composite

Jing Lyu; Xinyu Zhang; Lei Cai; Li Tao; Weifeng Ma; An Li; Ye Tian; Yunsong Yin; Denan Kong; Wen Yi; Xianshuang Wang; Ruibin Liu

doi:10.1364/PRJ.462588

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