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ZnGa₂S₄: an infrared nonlinear optical material with large second-harmonic generation response and wide band gap

Authors: Chen-Yang Zhang, Xiao-Nan Niu, Yan-Feng Wei, Shu-Xing Zhou, Da-Qing Yang, Ying Wang, Jian Wang, Bing-Bing Zhang

Published in: Rare Metals | Issue 1/2024

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Title: ZnGa2S4: an infrared nonlinear optical material with large second-harmonic generation response and wide band gap
Authors: Chen-Yang Zhang
Xiao-Nan Niu
Yan-Feng Wei
Shu-Xing Zhou
Da-Qing Yang
Ying Wang
Jian Wang
Bing-Bing Zhang
Publication date: 06-11-2023
Publisher: Nonferrous Metals Society of China
Published in: Rare Metals / Issue 1/2024
Print ISSN: 1001-0521
Electronic ISSN: 1867-7185
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-023-02429-3

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