Laser wavelength effect on structural and optical properties of Cd34Se66 nanocrystalline thin film

Abstract Cadmium Selenide (Cd 34 Se 66 ) thin films are deposited on a glass substrate using the thermal evaporation method at room temperature. The Cd 34 Se 66 films are characterized using XRD. The crystallite size of the film is calculated from XRD data, which is found as 29.61 nm as-deposited. It is also found that crystallite size of Cd 34 Se 66 changed after irradiation with N 2 and Nd:YAG laser. The changes in the optical properties of the films after irradiation with N 2 laser and Nd:YAG laser are also studied in the wavelength range of 300–700 nm and it is found that the optical band gap of the Cd 34 Se 66 films changed after laser irradiation.