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Experimental evidence is presented that interfacial CdTe1−x S x solid solutions graded in composition can be formed in CdTe/CdS heterojunctions.
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Original Russian Text © J. Janabergenov, S.A. Muzafarova, 2007, published in Neorganicheskie Materialy, 2007, Vol. 43, No. 7, pp. 781–783.
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Janabergenov, J., Muzafarova, S.A. Formation of interfacial CdTe1−x S x solid solutions in CdTe/CdS heterojunctions. Inorg Mater 43, 689–691 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020168507070023
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