Effect of EDTA concentration on the physical and optical properties of Cds thin films

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 27-33

  Prem kumar, T ^a   Sankaranarayanan, K ^b  

^a Kodaikanal Institute of Technology   (India)

^b ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

CdS thin films; Chemical bath deposition; EDTA; Nanomaterials; Optical properties

Indexed keywords

BENEFICIAL EFFECTS; CDS; CDS FILMS; CDS THIN FILMS; CHEMICAL BATH; CHEMICAL-BATH DEPOSITION; CRYSTALLINITIES; DEPOSITION ON GLASS; EDTA; ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETIC ACID; OPTICAL TRANSPARENCY; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE EMISSION; WAVELENGTH RANGES;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CADMIUM SULFIDE; DEPOSITS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS;

OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 84870708408     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: 1939019X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.20677     Document Type: Article

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