cadmium telluride

noun

: an artificially created crystalline compound CdTe that is used especially in the manufacture of photovoltaic cells

… after many years of development, cadmium telluride … modules have become the lowest-cost producer of solar electricity, despite working at lower efficiency than crystalline silicon cells.—

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The mention of cadmium telluride is a nod to the ludicrous coverage of this incident by outlets such as Fox News. —

Dan Gearino, WIRED, 29 June 2024 The company makes cadmium telluride thin-film solar panels that buyers can purchase with the recycling price built in. —

IEEE Spectrum, 17 June 2024 The March 15 storm shattered hundreds of panels and prompted a nearby resident to question if the solar panels were leaking chemicals such as cadmium telluride, which is linked to serious health risks in humans. —

Thomas Catenacci, Fox News, 27 Mar. 2024 Although the developer agreed not to use solar panels that include cadmium telluride, the project was never built. —

Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cadmium telluride

Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cadmium telluride was in 1885

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“Cadmium telluride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cadmium%20telluride. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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