Excitons in a highly ordered organic semiconductor are found to diffuse over distances of a few micrometres. This may pave the way towards designing efficient excitonic solar cells.
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Silva, C. A little energy goes a long way. Nature Mater 9, 884–885 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat2890
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