Optical, structural and photoelectrochemical properties of CdS 1-xSex semiconductor films produced by chemical bath deposition

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 3517-3527

  Xie, Rui ^a   Su, Jinzhan ^a   Liu, Ya ^a   Guo, Liejin ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

CdS1 xSex; Chemical bath deposition; Hydrogen energy; Photoelectrochemical

Indexed keywords

CDS; CHEMICAL-BATH DEPOSITION; FLUORINE DOPED TIN OXIDE; HYDROGEN ENERGY; OPTICAL ABSORPTION STUDIES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; PHOTON-TO-CURRENT EFFICIENCIES;

ANNEALING; CADMIUM; CADMIUM SULFIDE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; LIGHT ABSORPTION; SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

DEPOSITION;

EID: 84893747019     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.12.088     Document Type: Article

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