Research Progress of Dislocation Density Reduction in MBE HgCdTe on Alternative Substrates

Jin YANG; Yanhui LI; Chunzhang YANG; Gang QIN; Junbin LI; Wen LEI; Jincheng KONG; Jun ZHAO; Rongbin JI

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