Simplistic surface active agents mediated morphological tweaking of CdS thin films for photoelectrochemical solar cell performance

Current Applied Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1669-1676

  Vanalakar, S A ^a   Suryawanshi, M P ^a   Mali, S S ^b   Moholkar, A V ^b   Kim, J Y ^a   Patil, P S ^b   Kim, J H ^a  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b SHIVAJI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

CdS; Photoelectrochemical properties; Surface active agents; Surface morphology

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SULFIDE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; MORPHOLOGY; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE; SODIUM SULFATE; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY; THIN FILMS;

CDS; CETYLTRIMETHYLAMMONIUM BROMIDE; CONTROLLED MORPHOLOGY; NANOPOROUS STRUCTURES; ORGANIC SURFACTANTS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL SOLAR CELL;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 84908086910     PISSN: 15671739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cap.2014.09.011     Document Type: Article

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