• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 23, Issue 3, 031202 (2025)
Hao Qu1, Weizong Xu1,2,*, Jiuzhou Zhao1, Dong Zhou1..., Fangfang Ren1,2, Feng Zhou1, Dunjun Chen1, Rong Zhang1,2, Youliao Zheng1 and Hai Lu1,2,**|Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems with Extreme Performances of MOE, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
  • 2Hefei National Laboratory, Hefei 230088, China
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    Hao Qu, Weizong Xu, Jiuzhou Zhao, Dong Zhou, Fangfang Ren, Feng Zhou, Dunjun Chen, Rong Zhang, Youliao Zheng, Hai Lu, "4H-SiC-based soft X-ray single photon detector with linear photon energy response," Chin. Opt. Lett. 23, 031202 (2025) Copy Citation Text show less
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    Hao Qu, Weizong Xu, Jiuzhou Zhao, Dong Zhou, Fangfang Ren, Feng Zhou, Dunjun Chen, Rong Zhang, Youliao Zheng, Hai Lu, "4H-SiC-based soft X-ray single photon detector with linear photon energy response," Chin. Opt. Lett. 23, 031202 (2025)
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