Q-CdSe thin films have been prepared by liquid-liquid interface reaction te
chnique (LLIRT). The films were characterized by transmission electron micr
oscopy, electron diffraction (ED), UV-visible spectroscopy and X-ray photoe
lectron spectroscopy (XPS). The optical property, namely, optical absorptio
n has been studied. The results show that CdSe is deposited as cubic-domina
ted polycrystalline phase with spherical nanometer sized small particles. T
he optical absorption shows blue shift, a characteristic of its Q nature. (
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