Cadmium telluride (CdTe)-based cells have emerged as the leading commercialized thin film photovoltaic technology and has intrinsically better temperature co-efficients, energy yield, and degradation rates than Si technologies. . PV array made of cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar panels Cadmium telluride (CdTe) photovoltaics is a photovoltaic (PV) technology based on the use of cadmium telluride in a thin semiconductor layer designed to absorb and convert sunlight into electricity. [1] Cadmium telluride PV is the only thin. . The U. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) supports innovative research focused on overcoming the current technological and commercial barriers for cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar modules. This study examines the performance of CdTe solar cells enhanced by incorporating silicon thin films (20-40 nm) fabricated via a. . Cadmium telluride solar cells are the most widely used thin-film solar technology in the world, but their performance still has significant room for improvement. A new approach could now boost their open-circuit voltage by 13% and enhance overall efficiency.