Vapor-Liquid-Solid Growth of Cadmium Telluride Nanowires by Close-Space-Sublimation for Photovoltaic Applications

Williams, BL, Mendis, B, Bowen, L, Halliday, DP and Durose, K ORCID: 0000-0003-1183-3211 (2011) Vapor-Liquid-Solid Growth of Cadmium Telluride Nanowires by Close-Space-Sublimation for Photovoltaic Applications. MRS Proceedings, 1350. pp. 13-18.

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Abstract

<jats:title>ABSTRACT</jats:title><jats:p>Arrays of CdTe nanowires have been grown on conductive, flexible Mo substrates by the vapor-liquid-solid technique. A method of forming the arrays on a largely continuous CdTe film is described. For producing nanowire solar cells, this structure provides the advantage of preventing shunts. Nanowires having diameters in the range 100-500 nm and lengths up to 100 μm were generated. The influence of growth temperature, time and pressure on the morphology of deposited layers was investigated, and a mechanism for the generation of layer/nanowire combinations is postulated. Characterization by SEM, TEM and low temperature photoluminescence is presented.</jats:p>

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Issue: 1st January 2011. Published online 22 June 2011. Pages not for citation. Also available in MRS Symposium Proceedings volume 1350 pages 13-18. Cite as : B. L. Williams, B. Mendis, L. Bowen, D. P. Halliday and K. Durose (2011). Vapor-Liquid-Solid Growth of Cadmium Telluride Nanowires by Close-Space-Sublimation for Photovoltaic Applications. MRS Proceedings, 1350, mrss11-1350-ee06-25 doi:10.1557/opl.2011.872.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	nanostructure, photovoltaic, II-VI
Divisions:	Faculty of Science and Engineering > School of Physical Sciences
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	10 May 2013 15:51
Last Modified:	16 Dec 2022 04:39
DOI:	10.1557/opl.2011.872
Publisher's Statement :	This paper is the version accepted for publication and appears in a revised form, subsequent to peer review and/or editorial input by Cambridge University Press. Published in MRS Online Proceedings Library by Cambridge University Press. Copyright © Materials Research Society 2011.
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/11235