Process for thin film deposition of cadmium sulfide

Patent · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:864220

Muruska, H Paul ^[1]; Sansregret, Joseph L ^[2]; Young, Archie R ^[3]

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1. East Windsor, NJ
2. Scotch Plains, NJ
3. Montclair, NJ

The present invention teaches a process for depositing layers of cadmium sulfide. The process includes depositing a layer of cadmium oxide by spray pyrolysis of a cadmium salt in an aqueous or organic solvent. The oxide film is then converted into cadmium sulfide by thermal ion exchange of the O.sup.-2 for S.sup.-2 by annealing the oxide layer in gaseous sulfur at elevated temperatures.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: EG-77-C-01-4042
• Assignee: Exxon Research & Engineering Co. (Florham Park, NJ)
• Patent Number(s): US 4331707
• OSTI ID: 864220
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

process
film
deposition
cadmium
sulfide
teaches
depositing
layers
layer
oxide
spray
pyrolysis
salt
aqueous
organic
solvent
converted
thermal
exchange
-2
annealing
gaseous
sulfur
elevated
temperatures
film deposition
elevated temperatures
organic solvent
elevated temperature
oxide layer
oxide film
cadmium sulfide
spray pyrolysis
cadmium oxide
depositing layers
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