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BaSnO$_3$ (BSO) is a promising transparent conducting oxide (TCO) with reported room-temperature (RT) Hall mobility exceeding 320 cm$^{2}$V$^{-1}$s$^{-1}$. Among perovskite oxides, it has the highest RT mobility, about 30 times higher than…
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