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Optical Sensitization of Lead Sulphide Layers made without Oxygen

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INFORMATION regarding the preparation of photosensitive lead sulphide layers has already been published1,2, the preparation involving the introduction of oxygen as an essential impurity. Sensitive layers have now been made without the use of oxygen by forming the lead sulphide layer by evaporation in sulphur vapour.

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    A. F. GIBSON

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GIBSON, A. Optical Sensitization of Lead Sulphide Layers made without Oxygen. Nature 163, 321–322 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/163321a0

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