The Defect Structure of CdO

Abstract

Abstract Defect Sites of CdO, Reducibility, Analysis Three procedures of chemical analysis are proposed for the direct determination of excess Cd in CdO: a spectrophotometric, a titrimetric and a gravimetric one, for 0-1500 ppm, 500-50,000 ppm and above 5%, respectively. The good reproducibility and reliability is illustrated by results referring to CdO samples heat-treated in H 2 and in air between 100 and 350 °C. Reduction in H2 increases the concentration of excess Cd up to 4000 ppm, above that separate Cd phase forms. The excess Cd in solid solution (interstitial sites) is more resistant against re-oxidation, than the bulk Cd phase.