Cadmium Sulfide Nanoparticles Synthesized by Microwave Heating for Hybrid Solar Cell Applications

Table 1

Crystallite and particle sizes of CdS-n(TA) and CdS-n(TU) products, synthesized at different temperatures, measured by XRD and SEM, respectively.

CdS-n synthesis temperature (°C)	Crystal size; by XRD (nm)		Particle size; by SEM (nm)
	TA	TU	TA	TU
150	34.2	11.7	35	137
100	16.6	9.2	16.8	98
50	8.7	<<8.7	9	50