GB806789A - Improvements in or relating to cadmium sulphide - Google Patents

Improvements in or relating to cadmium sulphide

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GB806789A
GB806789A GB274456A GB274456A GB806789A GB 806789 A GB806789 A GB 806789A GB 274456 A GB274456 A GB 274456A GB 274456 A GB274456 A GB 274456A GB 806789 A GB806789 A GB 806789A
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crystal
activated
support
cadmium sulphide
heated
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John Woods
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General Electric Co PLC
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General Electric Co PLC
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B33/00—Electroluminescent light sources
    • H05B33/12—Light sources with substantially two-dimensional radiating surfaces
    • H05B33/14—Light sources with substantially two-dimensional radiating surfaces characterised by the chemical or physical composition or the arrangement of the electroluminescent material, or by the simultaneous addition of the electroluminescent material in or onto the light source
    • H05B33/145—Arrangements of the electroluminescent material
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L21/00—Processes or apparatus adapted for the manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or solid state devices or of parts thereof

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Abstract

806,789. Semi-conductor devices. GENERAL ELECTRIC CO, Ltd. April 25, 1957 [Jan. 27, 1956], No. 2744/56. Class 37. [Also in Group XL (a)] A crystalline body of cadmium sulphide is activated, to reduce its resistivity and to increase its photosensitivity, by the application to the body of an electric field sufficient to cause dielectric breakdown, followed by the passage through the body of a current at a density of not less than 0.1 amp./sq. cm. Preferably the body is heated from an external source during the process. As described, in the manufacture of a photo-conductive cell, a thin flat grown single crystal of cadmium sulphide is mounted on a ceramic support, and two lead wires sealed through the support make connection with graphite coatings disposed at opposite ends of the exposed face of the crystal which is disposed in an oven and, having been connected in series with a high resistance is heated to 400‹ C. and a voltage sufficient to cause dielectric breakdown is applied for five minutes, after which the crystal is allowed to cool. The crystal and its support are then enclosed in transparent synthetic resin. A crystal activated according to the invention may also be used in conjunction with an electroluminescent element, e.g. zinc sulphide activated by copper, in an electro-optical trigger device; further possible applications are large area rectifiers and photovoltaic cells.
GB274456A 1956-01-27 1956-01-27 Improvements in or relating to cadmium sulphide Expired GB806789A (en)

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GB274456A GB806789A (en) 1956-01-27 1956-01-27 Improvements in or relating to cadmium sulphide

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Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1283965B (en) * 1959-05-06 1968-11-28 Texas Instruments Inc Hermetically sealed semiconductor device

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1283965B (en) * 1959-05-06 1968-11-28 Texas Instruments Inc Hermetically sealed semiconductor device

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