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Metal coatings on semiconductor particles in glass

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Glasses containing semiconductor particles coated with metal were synthesized and studied. Glasses containing CdS and silver were heated to grow the CdS particles first, followed by the growth of metal on them. The solubility of silver in the CdS glass was increased by changing the base glass composition. Optical absorption and transmission electron microscopy results showed that silver coated the CdS particles in these glasses. The CdS particles had to be a critical size before silver grew on them. This critical size was calculated from nucleation theory and was found to be in good agreement with the experimental results. Glasses containing CuCl particles were partially reduced in hydrogen to obtain copper-coated CuCl particles. Absorption spectroscopy and TEM indicated a copper coating on the particles.

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    Vijay Sukumar, Shou-Chen Kao, Pratima G. N. Rao & Robert H. Doremus

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Sukumar, V., Kao, SC., Rao, P.G.N. et al. Metal coatings on semiconductor particles in glass. Journal of Materials Research 8, 2686–2693 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1557/JMR.1993.2686

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