Nanopillar Array Diagram (IMAGE)

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Nanopillar Array Diagram

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An aluminum substrate forms a template for a forest of cadmium sulfide nanopillars and also serves as a bottom electrode. Embedded in clear cadmium telluride and equipped with a top electrode of copper and gold, the result is an inexpensive and efficient 3-D solar cell.

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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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