Research Progress of Surface Passivation of HgxCd1-xTe Films

Shi-yu FANG; Ya-rong WANG; Zhi-xin TIAN; Ji-chao SHI; Yong-zheng FANG; Chang-hong SUN; Zhen-hua YE; Yu-feng LIU

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1672-8785.2021.09.001

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