Copper-infused nanocrystals boost infrared light conversion

https://phys.org/news/2023-09-copper-infused-nanocrystals-boost-infrared-conversion.html

"all-solar utilized for energy generation... tungstic acid–based materials doped with copper utilize near- and mid-IR solar, possessing crystal structure with defects that absorb these wavelengths... fabrication technique: submerged photo-synthesis of crystallites"

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