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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated March 20, 2000 relating to the
consolidated financial statements of AXT, Inc., which appears in the Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999. We also consent to the
reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.




PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Jose, California
October 5, 2000