Cadmium chalcogenides photoelectrochemistry

It has been shown that modification of the distribution of species in aqueous polysulfide solution can be correlated to variations in transparency, conductivity, activity, and cadmium chalcogenide photoelectrochemistry. Specifically, the separate effects of hydroxide and pH modification [42], sulfur [43] and sulfide [44], and cation [45, 46] were investigated in terms of spedation and photoelectrochemical phenomena. Previously cadmium chalcogenide polysulfide PECs had generally employed electrolytes composed 1 molar in sodium sulfide, sulfur and sodium hydroxide and resulted in solar conversion efficiencies of approximately 7% [31-33]. However, added hydroxide is to be minimized in these cells, cesium is the... 

Hodes G. (1983), Photoelectrochemistry of cadmium and other metal chalcogenides in polysulfide electrolytes , Ch. 13 in Energy Resources through Photochemistry and Catalysis, Gratzel M. (ed.). Academic Press, New York, pp. 421-465... 

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