Cadmium sulfide, 99.999% (metals basis)

CAS: 1306-23-6

Ref. 02-045455

Product Information

• Name: Cadmium sulfide, 99.999% (metals basis)
• Synonyms: cadmium sulfide, C. P. Golden Yellow 55, Cadmium Golden 366, Cadmium Lemon Yellow 527, Cadmium Primrose 819, Cadmium Sulphide, Cadmium Yellow, Cadmium Yellow 000, Cadmium Yellow 10G conc, Cadmium Yellow 892, Cadmium Yellow Conc. Deep, Cadmium Yellow Conc. Golden, Cadmium Yellow Conc. Lemon, Cadmium Yellow Conc. Primrose, Cadmium Yellow OZ dark, Cadmium Yellow Primrose 47-4100, Cadmium Yellow ST, Cadmium monosulfide, Cadmium sulfide (CdS), Cadmium sulfide yellow, Cadmium sulfide,(99.9+% Cd), Cadmium sulfide,(99.999%-Cd), Cadmiumsulfid, Cadmiumsulfideyelloworangepowder, Cadmopur Golden Yellow N, Cadmopur Yellow, Capsebon, Ferro Lemon Yellow, Ferro Orange Yellow, Ferro Yellow, Fp 102, GSK, Lumidot CdS 480, Pc 108, Primrose 1466, Reckitt Yellow 12, Sicotherm Yellow L 1001, Sulfure de cadmium, Sulfuro De Cadmio, Thioxocadmium, Cadmium sulfide

Description

Cadmium sulfide is used as pigment in the chemical industry; photoresistors; optical-electronic pairs, photodiodes, solar batteries and phosphors. Single crystals of this compound are used for the preparation of optical devices operating in the infrared regaion of spectrum. It is a direct band gap semiconductor with a band gap band from 2.42 to 2.57 eV. This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.

• Brand: Alfa Aesar By Thermo Fisher Scientific

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 144.47
• Formula: CdS
• Purity: 99.999%
• InChI key: FRLJSGOEGLARCA-UHFFFAOYSA-N