Abstract

A porous CdSe particulate structure was formed by screen printing of high-purity Cd and Se powders with CdCl2 as the flux, followed by sintering at high temperature in air. The structural, morphological, optoelectronic and photoelectrochemical properties of the screen-printed CdSe structure depend on the Cd/Se ratio (composition) and sintering temperature. The final coating consisted of a CdSe:CdO composite structure after sintering in air. This coating exhibited high photosensitivity and large-grain structure, which may be exploited for its use as a photoconductor in solid state devices and as a photoelectrode in photoelectrochemical energy conversion processes. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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