Cadmium sulfide, 99.999% (metals basis), Thermo Scientific Chemicals

Used as pigment in the chemical industry; photoresistors; optical-electronic pairs, photodiodes, solar batteries and phosphors. Single crystals of this compound are used for the preparation of optical devices operating in the infrared regaion of spectrum.

Cadmium sulfide is used as pigment in the chemical industry; photoresistors; optical-electronic pairs, photodiodes, solar batteries and phosphors. Single crystals of this compound are used for the preparation of optical devices operating in the infrared regaion of spectrum. It is a direct band gap semiconductor with a band gap band from 2.42 to 2.57 eV.

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