CdO/Si heterojunctions were fabricated by depositing CdO polycrystalline th
in films on p-type single crystalline silicon wafers by CBD. The current-vo
ltage characteristics under dark and illumination of CdO/Si devices resembl
e those of a light sensitive diode. From the CdO/Si diode spectral sensitiv
ity curves (A/W), it has been implied that CdO films allow a high sensitivi
ty response in the visible and the near infrared regions. (C) 2000 Elsevier
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