• Optical Instruments
  • Vol. 46, Issue 2, 63 (2024)
Jingtao ZHU1, Yang LIU1,2, Jianrong ZHOU2,3,*, Xiaojuan ZHOU2,3..., Zhijia SUN2,3 and Mingqi CUI3|Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1School of Physical and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
  • 2Spallation Neutron Source Science Center, Dongguan 523803, China
  • 3Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    Jingtao ZHU, Yang LIU, Jianrong ZHOU, Xiaojuan ZHOU, Zhijia SUN, Mingqi CUI. Structural and component analysis of boron carbide films prepared by magnetron sputtering[J]. Optical Instruments, 2024, 46(2): 63 Copy Citation Text show less
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    Jingtao ZHU, Yang LIU, Jianrong ZHOU, Xiaojuan ZHOU, Zhijia SUN, Mingqi CUI. Structural and component analysis of boron carbide films prepared by magnetron sputtering[J]. Optical Instruments, 2024, 46(2): 63
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