Effect of heat and CdCl2 treatment on the structure and photoluminescence of CdTe/CdS thin films

Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 349-362

  Ayesh, Ahmad ^a   Abu Shama, Jehad ^a   Ahmad Bitar, Riyad N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

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EID: 0030442861     PISSN: 19859899     EISSN: 25360051     Source Type: Journal    
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