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Electron ‘spin’ key to solar cell breakthrough
Organic solar cells, a new class of solar cell that mimics the natural process of plant photosynthesis, could revolutionise renewable energy - but currently lack the efficiency to compete with the more...
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Quantum waves at the heart of organic solar cells
By using an ultrafast camera, scientists say they have observed the very first instants following the absorption of light into artificial yet organic nanostructures and found that charges not only...
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Hybrid materials could smash the solar efficiency ceiling
Researchers have developed a new method for harvesting the energy carried by particles known as ‘dark’ spin-triplet excitons with close to 100% efficiency, clearing the way for hybrid solar cells which...
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Scientists move closer to “two for one deal” on solar cell efficiency
The underlying mechanism behind an enigmatic process called “singlet exciton fission”, which could enable the development of significantly more powerful solar cells, has been identified by scientists...
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Entanglement at heart of 'two-for-one' fission in next-generation solar cells
An international team of scientists have observed how a mysterious quantum phenomenon in organic molecules takes place in real time, which could aid in the development of highly efficient solar...
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Researchers road-test powerful method for studying singlet fission
Physicists have successfully employed a powerful technique for studying electrons generated through singlet fission, a process which it is believed will be key to more efficient solar energy production...
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Electron ‘spin’ key to solar cell breakthrough
Organic solar cells, a new class of solar cell that mimics the natural process of plant photosynthesis, could revolutionise renewable energy - but currently lack the efficiency to compete with the more...
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Quantum waves at the heart of organic solar cells
By using an ultrafast camera, scientists say they have observed the very first instants following the absorption of light into artificial yet organic nanostructures and found that charges not only...
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Hybrid materials could smash the solar efficiency ceiling
Researchers have developed a new method for harvesting the energy carried by particles known as ‘dark’ spin-triplet excitons with close to 100% efficiency, clearing the way for hybrid solar cells which...
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Scientists move closer to “two for one deal” on solar cell efficiency
The underlying mechanism behind an enigmatic process called “singlet exciton fission”, which could enable the development of significantly more powerful solar cells, has been identified by scientists...
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Entanglement at heart of 'two-for-one' fission in next-generation solar cells
An international team of scientists have observed how a mysterious quantum phenomenon in organic molecules takes place in real time, which could aid in the development of highly efficient solar...
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Researchers road-test powerful method for studying singlet fission
Physicists have successfully employed a powerful technique for studying electrons generated through singlet fission, a process which it is believed will be key to more efficient solar energy production...
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Low-cost imaging technique shows how smartphone batteries could charge in...
Using the low-cost technique, the researchers identified the speed-limiting processes which, if addressed, could enable the batteries in most smartphones and laptops to charge in as little as five...
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Researchers identify and clear efficiency hurdle for organic solar cells
The researchers, led by the University of Cambridge, identified a loss pathway in organic solar cells which makes them less efficient than silicon-based cells at converting sunlight into electricity....
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Watching lithium in real time could improve performance of EV battery materials
The team, led by the University of Cambridge, tracked the movement of lithium ions inside a promising new battery material in real time.It had been assumed that the mechanism by which lithium ions are...
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Cambridge researchers awarded European Research Council Consolidator Grants
The ERC is the premier European funding organisation for excellent frontier research. This year it has awarded €657m in grants to 321 researchers across Europe. Consolidator grants are given to...
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