Tetracene organic semiconductor solar cell layer converts short-wave light into high-energy excitons boosting efficiency

https://www.publicnow.com/view/46AE6A0D9492398C95A16F75BA77D5E5C53BA821?1708418772

"silicon tetracene interface defects essential for rapid energy transfer... chemical bond defects at interface between tetracene film and solar cell dramatically accelerates exciton transfer during hydrogen desorption causing electronic interface states with fluctuating energy, transporting electronic excitations from tetracene into silicon... energy from such short-wave light otherwise lost to heat"

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