Organic dyes accelerate transport of buffered solar energy for significantly more efficient solar cells

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-09-dyes-buffered-solar-energy-significantly.html 

"organic dyes create exciton transport highways... faster and more targeted transport, higher energy yield and solar cell efficiency... quinoid merocyanines (organic dyes) excellent ability to absorb visible light... 1.33 electron volts delivered by our design is far above the values found in organic semiconductors—you could say the organic dye molecules form a kind of super-highway... can be rolled up, use on smart devices"

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