Vertically aligned wurtzite CdTe nanowires derived from a catalytically driven growth mode

Substrate-based catalytic growth modes have been widely used to fabricate vertically aligned nanowires for most technologically relevant semiconducting systems, with CdTe being a notable exception. The catalysts that promote a one-dimensional nanoscale growth mode in other systems seem to fail, creating the need for an alternative approach. Here, we demonstrate how nanowire structures can be derived from a newly developed catalytically driven …