Ultrafast nonlinear optical absorption and carrier dynamics of CrPS4 thin films

Lei Yan; Qinyong He; Ziyao Gong; Yunqi Yang; Anping Ge; Guohong Ma; Ye Dai; Liaoxin Sun; Saifeng Zhang

doi:10.3788/COL202422.111901

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