Abstract
A simple deposition method was used to prepare photoactive composites containing cadmium selenide (CdSe) and poly(o-methoxyaniline) (POMA) nanofilms deposited on various substrates: HOPG, Au and Pt. The films were fabricated in a configuration substrate/CdSe/POMA. The deposition conditions were electrode substrate dependent. It was determined that the lowest required energy for initiation of polymer deposition is in the order of HOPGAu > Pt substrates as concluded from the XPS spectra. The observed metal/CdSe/POMA electrodes restructuring may be explained as the formation of selenates, selenosulfites and hydrogen sulfide due the sacrifizing role of the polymer.