• Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves
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GONG Jiao-Li1、2、*, LIU Jin-Song1, ZHANG Man1, CHU Zheng1, YANG Zhen-Gang1, WANG Ke-Jia1, and YAO Jian-Quan1
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    GONG Jiao-Li, LIU Jin-Song, ZHANG Man, CHU Zheng, YANG Zhen-Gang, WANG Ke-Jia, YAO Jian-Quan. Transient intervalley scattering and impact ionization in GaAs and InSb in high THz field[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2017, 36(5): 513 Copy Citation Text show less
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    GONG Jiao-Li, LIU Jin-Song, ZHANG Man, CHU Zheng, YANG Zhen-Gang, WANG Ke-Jia, YAO Jian-Quan. Transient intervalley scattering and impact ionization in GaAs and InSb in high THz field[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2017, 36(5): 513
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