Tweaks behind the rebirth of nearly discarded organic solar technologies
Thursday, December 19, 2019 - 12:40
in Physics & Chemistry
A solar energy material that is remarkably durable and affordable is regrettably also unusable if it barely generates electricity, thus many researchers had abandoned emerging organic solar technologies. But lately, a shift in the underlying chemistry has boosted power output, and a new study has revealed counterintuitive tweaks making the new chemistry successful.