Long-lasting charge separation is key to the performance of solar cells. A new design for larger conjugated dye-sensitizer molecules effectively retards the recombination of the charge-separated state and promises improved energy conversion efficiency.
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Moser, JE. Later rather than sooner. Nature Mater 4, 723–724 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat1504
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