Structure and optical properties of CdSe chalcogenide semiconductors

CdSe bulk sample has been prepared by melt-quenching technique and were characterized with XRD, SEM, FTIR, and electrical measurements. Thin films were deposited by thermal evaporation technique on ultra clean glass substrates under a high vacuum of 10−6 Torr. An XRD measurement reveals the coexistence of glassy and crystalline phase in bulk sample. SEM studies shows single phase, porous, and granular surface morphology of powder CdSe alloy. Optical properties (optical gap, absorption coefficient, extinction coefficient, refractive index) are calculated in the range of 190-1100nm. Analysis of the optical measurement shows that the non-direct transition is predominant and the band gap come outs to be 1.751eV. Dc conductivity measurement is thermally activated process which shows the semiconducting nature of the sample having activation energy 0.31eV.