Growth and properties of gadolinium gallium garnet crystal with 3 inches diameter

Maojie CHENG; Huili ZHANG; Kunpeng DONG; Cong QUAN; Lunzheng HU; Zhiyuan HAN; Dunlu SUN

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1007-5461. 2021.02.003

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