Abstract
The luminescence (so-called green emission or edge emission, corresponding to the band gap energy) of colloidal cadmium sulphide solutions (prepared by the introduction of hydrogen sulphide gas over the surface of aqueous cadmium nitrate solutions containing sodium hexametaphosphate as stabilizer to prevent the flocculation of the colloid) was studied. The luminescence was strongly affected by the amount of hydrogen sulphide gas introduced into the solution: the Cd 2+-rich (S 2−-deficient) colloid showed much stronger luminescence than the S 2−-rich colloid. The luminescence was also influenced by the pH of the solution and the addition of ethylenediaminetetraacetate (EDTA). The addition of a small amount of EDTA strongly quenched the luminescence of Cd 2+-rich solutions irrespective of the pH. For S 2−-rich solutions, EDTA had no effect on the edge emission at law pH, but increased its intensity at high pH. These results can be explained by the pH-dependent chelating ability of EDTA.
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