The preparation and characterization of CdS1-xTex semiconductor films for hydrogen production by the chemical bath deposition method

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2524-2530

  Pan, Guan Ting ^a   Shen, Tina F R ^a   Lai, M H ^b   Juang, Rei Cheng ^c   Yang, Thomas C K ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b Taiwan Police College   (Taiwan)

^c INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^d No 1 Sec 3 Chung hsiao E Rd ^*  (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CdS crystalline; Electrochemical performance; Optical property; Photocatalyst

Indexed keywords

CDS; CDS CRYSTALLINE; CDS FILMS; CHEMICAL BATH DEPOSITION METHODS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CHEMICAL-BATH DEPOSITION; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; ELLIPSOMETERS; ENERGY BANDGAPS; EXTERNAL POTENTIAL; FLAT BAND; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION CAPABILITY; MOLAR RATIO; P TYPE SEMICONDUCTOR; PHOTOCURRENT DENSITY; POTENTIOSTATS; SEMICONDUCTOR ELECTRODE; SEMICONDUCTOR FILMS; XE LAMP; XRD;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CADMIUM SULFIDE; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; HYDROGEN; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; VOLTAGE REGULATORS; XENON;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 79958139040     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.05.007     Document Type: Article

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