Inspec keywords: X-ray chemical analysis; Raman spectra; ultraviolet spectra; semiconductor quantum dots; wide band gap semiconductors; photoluminescence; stoichiometry; grain size; semiconductor thin films; II-VI semiconductors; particle size; nanotechnology; nanostructured materials; cadmium compounds; visible spectra

Other keywords: Wannier exciton; mercaptoethanol capping agents; UV-visible spectroscopy; nanocrystalline thin films; cadmium sulphide quantum dots; stoichiometric effects; Raman spectroscopy; CdS; photoluminescence; grain sizes; particle sizes; quantum confinement; EDAX; optical properties; indium tin oxide substrates; thiourea

Subjects: Semiconductor superlattices, quantum wells and related structures; Microstructure; Low-dimensional structures: growth, structure and nonelectronic properties; Nanometre-scale semiconductor fabrication technology; Optical properties of II-VI and III-V semiconductors (thin films, low-dimensional and nanoscale structures); II-VI and III-V semiconductors; Visible and ultraviolet spectra of II-VI and III-V semiconductors; Infrared and Raman spectra in inorganic crystals; Thin film growth, structure, and epitaxy; Stoichiometry and homogeneity; Photoluminescence in II-VI and III-V semiconductors