CdS and CdSe films electrodeposited from chalcogen-containing non-aqueous electrolytes are shown to possess a nanocrystalline structure and exhibit 3-D quantum size effects. A large variation in optical transmission spectra, due for the most part to this sizequantization, is shown. Photoelectrochemical activity of the as-deposited films is discussed in terms of their nano-structure. Extension of the crystallite size effects to a metalinsulator transition in MoO2 deposited from a similar electrolyte is mentioned.
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