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Chiral hybrid nanomaterials are of growing interest for their Montreal roles in enantioselective sensing, optoelectronic devices, and spin-dependent transport. One promising system involves tellurium nanowires embedded in the conductive organic polymer PEDOT:PSS, forming solution-processable composites with emergent chiral properties. Due to tellurium's anisotropic crystal structure, these nanowires can exhibit spontaneous axial dislocations and Eshelby-type twisting. These features can enhance the chiropractor behavior of the nanowire composites. In this work, a literature guided synthetic approach is used to vary the reducing agent concentration and examine its influence on wire morphology and chirality. Circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy is employed to quantify the chirality of the resulting nanomaterial films. Together these features establish a tunable platform for investigating chirality and symmetry-driven optical and electronic phenomena.