Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Comprehensive Review on CdTe Crystals: Growth, Properties, and Photovoltaic Application Subject The topic of the resource cadmium telluride (CdTe); dislocation density; horizontal traveling heater method; sublimation method; travelling heater method Description An account of the resource Abstract: Despite the deep interest of materials scientists in cadmium telluride (CdTe) crystal growth, there is no single source to which the researchers can turn towards for comprehensive knowledge of CdTe compound semiconductor synthesis protocols, physical properties and performance. Considering this, the present review work focuses to bridge this shortcoming. The direct band gap (Eg) CdTe crystals have been in limelight in photovoltaic application (PV) since the optoelectronic properties such as Eg (1.49 eV), absorption coefficient (~105 cm1), p-type conductivity, carrier concentration (6 1016 cm3) and mobility (1040 cm2/(V s)) at the room temperature are reported that optimum for solar cells. Additionally, Cd-based compounds such as CdTe and CdZnTe have also been widely studied in the field of ? and ?-ray radiation detector, because of their extraordinary advantages like large atomic number, low weight, high mechanical hardness, flexibility, and the availability of the constituent materials. CdTe has demerits like toxicity and high melting temperature, which will complicate the growth of stoichiometric cadmium telluride crystals at high temperatures. In this regard, the review work focused the periodic evolution of the growth protocols until now. The different synthesis methods, characterization, and recent progress in the field of crystalline CdTe were discussed briefly. Important optical and electrical characteristics are presented in the tables and remaining issues have discussed, this could be looked into for further research. The applications of CdTe crystals for photovoltaic fields are also discussed in this review paper. Pleiades Publishing, Ltd. 2023. ISSN 0031-918X, Physics of Metals and Metallography, 2023, Vol. 124, No. 14, pp. 17951812. Pleiades Publishing, Ltd., 2023. ISSN 0031-918X, Physics of Metals and Metallography, 2023. Pleiades Publishing, Ltd., 2023. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bibin John; Varadharajaperumal S. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Physics of Metals and Metallography, Vol-124, No. 14, pp. 1795-1812. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Pleiades Publishing Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2023-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1134/S0031918X2110094X" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1134/S0031918X2110094X</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85184251194&amp;doi=10.1134%2FS0031918X2110094X&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=ce923ef40f534d6aa5bbb5b19c7aadf1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85184251194&amp;doi=10.1134%2fS0031918X2110094X&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=ce923ef40f534d6aa5bbb5b19c7aadf1</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 0031918X Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Bibin John, Department of Physics and Electronics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, Bangalore, 560029, India, Department of Physics, Nirmalagiri College, Kerala, Kuthuparamba, 670101, India; Varadharajaperumal S., Center for Nanoscience and Engineering (CeNSE), Indian Institute of Science, Karnataka, Bangalore, 560012, India