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Physical Chemistry of the Magnetic Semiconductor CdCr2Se4

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The magnetic semiconductor CdCr2Se4 is the best known chalcogenide spinel. This article reviews the available information about this compound: phase diagrams, homogeneity region, vapor pressure, crystal growth, doping of crystals, and defect chemistry. A large body of data in this field have been obtained by the authors.

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Kalinnikov, V.T., Aminov, T.G. & Novotortsev, V.M. Physical Chemistry of the Magnetic Semiconductor CdCr2Se4 . Inorganic Materials 39, 997–1012 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026069105381

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