First-principles Study on Mg Doping in Cu2ZnSnS4

Ding SUN; Yanyan DING; Lingwei KONG; Yuhong ZHANG; Xiujuan GUO; Liming WEI; Li ZHANG; Lixin ZHANG

doi:10.15541/jim200019

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