cadmium sulphide
Britishnoun
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Here an n-type semiconductor, such as cadmium sulphide, forms a depletion region when in contact with the p-type absorber.
From Nature • Aug. 15, 2012
Efforts to replace cadmium sulphide with a buffer that contains no heavy metals must take into account the effect of conduction-band offset on device performance.
From Nature • Aug. 15, 2012
Heart of the system is an artificially grown crystal of cadmium sulphide, which acts as a sort of amplifier tube when excited by X radiation.
From Time Magazine Archive
GREENOCKITE, a rare mineral composed of cadmium sulphide, CdS, occurring as small, brilliant, honey-yellow crystals or as a canary-yellow powder.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various
Cadmium occurs in nature as cadmium sulphide in greenockite, CdS, which is very rare.
From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius
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