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PHOTOPILE SULFURE CADMIUM [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-01-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Semiconductors (Electronics)
- Solar Energy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cadmium sulphide solar cell
1, record 1, English, cadmium%20sulphide%20solar%20cell
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Semi-conducteurs (Électronique)
- Énergie solaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- photopile au sulfure de cadmium
1, record 1, French, photopile%20au%20sulfure%20de%20cadmium
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-08-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Semiconductors (Electronics)
- Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
- Solar Energy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cadmium sulfide solar cell
1, record 2, English, cadmium%20sulfide%20solar%20cell
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- cadmium sulphide solar cell 2, record 2, English, cadmium%20sulphide%20solar%20cell
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Then film cells, in which a semiconducting film is deposited on a substrate, include commercial cadmium sulfide cells, which actually have a pn junction between layers of cadmium sulfide and copper sulfide, and cells made of thin films of amorphous semiconductors 3, record 2, English, - cadmium%20sulfide%20solar%20cell
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Semi-conducteurs (Électronique)
- Photo-électricité et optique électronique
- Énergie solaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pile solaire au sulfure de cadmium
1, record 2, French, pile%20solaire%20au%20sulfure%20de%20cadmium
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- cellule solaire au sulfure de cadmium 1, record 2, French, cellule%20solaire%20au%20sulfure%20de%20cadmium
correct, feminine noun
- photopile au sulfure de cadmium 2, record 2, French, photopile%20au%20sulfure%20de%20cadmium
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] on peut choisir une homojonction ou une hétérojonction qui fonctionne à la manière de la cellule solaire au sulfure de cadmium : la couche avant absorbe les photons incidents, génère des porteurs libres collectés par la deuxième couche de type opposé. 1, record 2, French, - pile%20solaire%20au%20sulfure%20de%20cadmium
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le sulfure de cadmium se montre beaucoup plus efficace dans la conversion de l’énergie lumineuse en énergie électrique que le silicium des cellules solaires actuelles. 3, record 2, French, - pile%20solaire%20au%20sulfure%20de%20cadmium
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1986-03-27
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
- Semiconductors (Electronics)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- indium phosphide/cadmium sulphide cell 1, record 3, English, indium%20phosphide%2Fcadmium%20sulphide%20cell
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- InP/CdS (solar) cell 1, record 3, English, InP%2FCdS%20%28solar%29%20cell
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(Berlin conf. 34/USA (4.5). 1, record 3, English, - indium%20phosphide%2Fcadmium%20sulphide%20cell
Record 3, Key term(s)
- InP/CdS solar cell
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Photo-électricité et optique électronique
- Semi-conducteurs (Électronique)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- photopile au phosphure d’indium/sulfure de cadmium
1, record 3, French, photopile%20au%20phosphure%20d%26rsquo%3Bindium%2Fsulfure%20de%20cadmium
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- cellule au InP/CdS 1, record 3, French, cellule%20au%20InP%2FCdS
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(Acta, p.102 + BT). 1, record 3, French, - photopile%20au%20phosphure%20d%26rsquo%3Bindium%2Fsulfure%20de%20cadmium
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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