We prepared and studied novel fluorescent nanocomposites based on gambogic acid (GA) and cadmium-tellurium (CdTe) quantum dots (CdTe QDs) modified with cysteamine for purpose of cancer cell labeling and combined treatment. The nanocomposites were denoted as GA-CdTe. Characterization results indicated that the CdTe QDs can readily bind onto cell plasma membranes and then be internalized into can...

Cadmium telluride (CdTe) tetrapods were synthesized via multiple injections of the Te precursor by utilizing bifunctional ligands. Subsequently, tetrapod-shaped semiconducting inorganic-organic nanocomposites (i.e., P3HT-CdTe tetrapod nanocomposites) were produced by directly grafting conjugated polymer ethynyl-terminated poly(3-hexylthiophene) (i.e., P3HT-≡) onto azide-functionalized CdTe tetr...

Nanoparticles (NPs) are becoming increasingly widespread in the environment. Free cadmium ions released from commonly used NPs under ultraviolet-B (UV-B) radiation are potentially toxic to living organisms. With increasing levels of UV-B radiation at the Earth's surface due to the depletion of the ozone layer, the potential additive effect of NPs and UV-B radiation on plants is of concern. In t...

Low temperature fabrication of CdTe (1.25 μm)/CdS (120 nm) thinfilm solar cells was explored using in situ pulsed laser deposition (PLD) in order to control the CdTe grain morphology, crystallinity, and CdS/CdTe interface, which have proven to be crucial in CdTe/CdS solar cell performance. A comparative study was carried out on solar cells fabricated using PLD with the CdTe layer either grown d...

While it is being debated whether Cd vacancy is an effective p-dopant in CdTe, and whether CdTe thin film in solar energy application should be Cd-deficient or Cd-rich, in the theory of CdTe physical vapor deposition (PVD) it has been assumed that both the source material and the thin film product is stoichiometric. To remediate the lack of effective theory, a new PVD model for CdTe photovoltai...

Cadmium telluride quantum dots (Cdte QDs) have received significant attention in biomedical research because of their potential in disease diagnosis and drug delivery. In this study, we have investigated the interaction mechanism and synergistic effect of 3-mercaptopropionic acid-capped Cdte QDs with the anti-cancer drug daunorubicin (DNR) on the induction of apoptosis using drug-resistant huma...

Continuous biaxially textured CdTe films were grown on biaxial CaF2 buffer layers. The CaF2 nanorods were grown by oblique angle vapor deposition and possessed a {111}h121i biaxial texture. The CdTe film was deposited by metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD). Film morphology and the CdTe/ CaF2 interface were studied by scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy....

Thioglycolic acid-capped CdTe x S(1 - x) quantum dots (QDs) were synthesized through a one-step approach in an aqueous medium. The CdTe x S(1 - x) QDs played the role of a color conversion center. The structural and luminescent properties of the obtained CdTe x S(1 - x) QDs were investigated. The fabricated red light-emitting hybrid device with the CdTe x S(1 - x) QDs as the phosphor and a blue...

Recent developments in the following areas are briefly reviewed: a) the electrical structure of grain boundaries in CdTe absorbers, b) impurities and non-stoichiometry in CdTe solar cells and c) use of Sb2Te3 in contacts to CdTe. Nominally identical solar cells fabricated using 99.999% pure CdTe feedstock from two different suppliers were compared. Differences in the photovoltaic response and a...

In the present work two individual metallic targets of Cd and Te were used for the deposition of CdTe thin films on mica substrates from room temperature to 300 C by DC reactive magnetron sputtering method. XRD patterns of CdTe exhibit peaks at 2θ = 27.7, 36. 2 and 45.1, which corresponds to reflection on (2 0 0), (2 2 0) and (3 1 1) planes of CdTe cubic structure, respectively. The conductivit...