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Electrochemical deposition of cadmium sulfide thin films from organic solution I. Sulfur reduction and cadmium-polysulfide complex formation

Journal Article · · J. Electrochem. Soc.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1149/1.2113830· OSTI ID:6491159
The reduction of sulfur in an aprotic solvent (DMSO) is known to be a two-stage process; each stage involves a bielectronic electrochemical step followed by a chemical dismutation reaction. When reduction is performed at a rotating electrode, it is shown that the electrochemical steps alone are involved in the electrode process. The voltammetric waves then correspond to the simple scheme 1st wave: S/sub 8/ + 2e/sup -/ ..-->.. S/sub 8//sup 2 -/ 2nd wave: S/sub 8//sup 2 -/ + 2e/sup -/ ..-->.. 2S/sub 4//sup 2 -/ The slower dismutation reactions appear only in the bulk of solution. They lead to electron number which differ from 2 when S/sub 8/ is electrolyzed. The addition of Cd/sup 2 -/ ions to a polysulfide ion solution yields soluble polysulfide-cadmium 2:1 complexes (Cd(S /SUB x/ )/sub 2/)/sup 2 -/ with /chi/ = 8, 6, and 4. The stability of the complex is increased when /chi/ decreases from 8 to 4, which leads to dismutation and exchange reactions between complexes, polysulfide ions, and sulfur.
Research Organization:
Laboratoire de Spectrometrie Physique, CNRS et Universite de Grenoble I, 38402 Saint-Martin d'Heres Cedex
OSTI ID:
6491159
Journal Information:
J. Electrochem. Soc.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Electrochem. Soc.; (United States) Vol. 132:2; ISSN JESOA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English