Structural and photoelectrochemical properties of Cu-doped CdS thin films prepared by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis

International Journal of Photoenergy

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Xie, Rui ^a   Su, Jinzhan ^a   Li, Mingtao ^a   Guo, Liejin ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; GLASS SUBSTRATES; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; OXIDE FILMS; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION; SPRAY PYROLYSIS; THIN FILMS; TIN OXIDES;

CDS THIN FILMS; COATED GLASS SUBSTRATES; COST EFFECTIVE; CU-DOPED; DOPING CONCENTRATION; DOPING LEVELS; INDIUM TIN OXIDE COATED GLASS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; SIMPLE++; ULTRASONIC SPRAY PYROLYSIS;

CADMIUM SULFIDE;

EID: 84875739113     PISSN: 1110662X     EISSN: 1687529X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/620134     Document Type: Article

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