Cadmium selenide nanowires from growth to applications

Abstract

This review article deals with the synthetic strategies of cadmium selenide nanowires via electrodeposition, solution liquid solid methods, vapor liquid solid methods and template wet methods. Applications of these nanowires in solar cells, photodetectors, field effect transistors, and field emission have been presented. A comparative account of cadmium selenide nanowires with other cadmium selenide morphologies (ribbons, rods, belts etc) and cadmium compounds has been discussed.