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Thin films of CdSe were deposited by potentiostatic mode on different substrates such as stainless steel, titanium and fluorine tin-oxide (FTO) coated glass using non-aqueous bath. The preparative parameters were optimized to get good quality CdSe thin films. These films were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), optical absorption and photoelectrochemical (PEC) techniques. XRD study revealed that the films were polycrystalline in nature with hexagonal phase. Optical absorption study showed that CdSe films were of direct band gap type semiconductor with a band gap energy of 1·8 eV. PEC study revealed that CdSe film deposited on FTO coated glass exhibited maximum values of fill factor (FF) and efficiency (η) as compared to the films deposited on stainless steel and titanium substrate.
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Gudage, Y.G., Deshpande, N.G., Sagade, A.A. et al. Photoelectrochemical (PEC) studies on CdSe thin films electrodeposited from non-aqueous bath on different substrates. Bull Mater Sci 30, 321–327 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12034-007-0053-2
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