2020•Materials AdvancesOpen access

Aspect ratio controlled synthesis of tellurium nanowires for photovoltaic applications

Dipendra Pokhrel, Ebin Bastola, Adam B. Phillips, Michael J. Heben, Randy J. Ellingson

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Here, we report an aspect ratio-controlled synthesis of tellurium (Te) nanowires (NWs) utilizing a hot injection colloidal method and demonstrate their use as a back buffer layer in cadmium telluride (CdTe) photovoltaics.

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Here, we report an aspect ratio-controlled synthesis of tellurium (Te) nanowires (NWs) utilizing a hot injection colloidal method and demonstrate their use as a back buffer layer in cadmium telluride (CdTe) photovoltaics.

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Here, we report an aspect ratio-controlled synthesis of tellurium (Te) nanowires (NWs) utilizing a hot injection colloidal method and demonstrate their use as a back buffer layer in cadmium telluride (CdTe) photovoltaics.

Key concepts: Tellurium, Nanowire, Cadmium telluride photovoltaics, Photovoltaics, Materials science, Photovoltaic system, Nanotechnology, Layer (electronics)

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