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    • Photonics Research
    • Vol. 13, Issue 4, 1028 (2025)
    Tracking and manipulating ultrafast photocarrier dynamics in 3D Dirac semimetal Cd3As2 by chemical doping
    Peng Suo1,2,†, Wenjie Zhang1,†, Yunkun Yang3, Long Geng1..., Chen Wang1, Kaiwen Sun1, Xian Lin1, Li-Ping Lv4, Lei Qiao5, Faxian Xiu3,6 and Guohong Ma1,2,*|Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Department of Physics, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
  • 2Institute for Quantum Science and Technology, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
  • 3State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics and Department of Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
  • 4School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
  • 5Kavli Institute for Theoretical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
  • 6e-mail: faxian@fudan.edu.cn
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.544166 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Peng Suo, Wenjie Zhang, Yunkun Yang, Long Geng, Chen Wang, Kaiwen Sun, Xian Lin, Li-Ping Lv, Lei Qiao, Faxian Xiu, Guohong Ma, "Tracking and manipulating ultrafast photocarrier dynamics in 3D Dirac semimetal Cd3As2 by chemical doping," Photonics Res. 13, 1028 (2025) Copy Citation Text show less
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