Cadmium oxide
ALDRICH/202894 - ≥99.99% trace metals basis
Synonym: Cadmia
CAS Number: 1306-19-0
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): CdO
Molecular Weight: 128.41
EC Number: 215-146-2
MDL Number: MFCD00010921
Linear Formula: CdO
Product Type: Chemical
| assay | ≥99.99% trace metals basis |
| density | 8.15 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| form | powder |
| InChI | 1S/Cd.O |
| InChI key | CXKCTMHTOKXKQT-UHFFFAOYSA |
| Quality Level | 100 ![]() |
| reaction suitability | reagent type: catalyst core: cadmium |
| SMILES string | O=[Cd] |
| Application: | CdO can be used in the synthesis of cadmium selenide quantum dots for potential applications in photocatalysis. It is used as a transparent conducting oxide (TCO) which can further be used in a variety of opto-electronic devices. |
| General description: | Cadmium oxide (CdO) is a semiconducting material with high conductivity which isoptically transparent in the electromagnetic spectra. It has a direct bandgap of 2.28 eV and can form a single crystal material by metal organic vapor phase epitaxy (MOVPE) growth. |
| Packaging: | 5, 25 g in glass bottle |
| Symbol | ![]() ![]() GHS06,GHS08,GHS09 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H330 - H341 - H350 - H361fd - H372 - H410 |
| Precautionary statements | P202 - P260 - P264 - P270 - P273 - P304 + P340 + P310 |
| Hazard Codes | T+,N |
| Risk Statements | 45-63-26-48/23/25-50/53-62-68 |
| Safety Statements | 53-45-60-61 |
| RIDADR | UN 2570 6.1 / PGI |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Purity | ≥99.99% trace metals basis |
| Density | 8.15 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12352303 |




