cadmium telluride
Solar cell compound
Cadmium telluride is a crystalline compound of cadmium and tellurium, used primarily in thin-film solar cells and infrared detectors.
Its efficiency at absorbing sunlight makes it one of the leading materials for photovoltaic panels after silicon.
The compound also appears in radiation detection equipment used in medical imaging and security screening.
- semiconductorPartial electrical conductor
- quantum dotsNanoscale semiconductors with size-dependent properties
- thin filmNarrow surface coating
- thermoelectricityCurrent from heat differences
- photovoltaic cellLight-to-electricity semiconductor device
solar cell · infrared · radiation detector · solar panel · detector · night vision · tellurium · recombination · deposition · clean energy · green energy · wafer · absorber · panels · light absorption · renewable · modules · rooftop solar
- solar cellsphotovoltaic effect, power output, peak power, wattage, power density
- solar panelsmonocrystalline, polycrystalline, thin film
- tellurium compoundsbismuth telluride
- semiconductorssilicon, semiconductor, semiconductors, silicon wafers, transistor
- optical materialsquartz, sapphire, germanium, silicon, optical fiber
- ore mineralsgalena, pyrite, hematite, marcasite, siderite