Scientists have demonstrated an efficient process for generating multiple excitons in adjacent silicon nanocrystals from a single high-energy photon. Their findings could prove useful for a wide range of photovoltaic applications.
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Nozik, A. Separating multiple excitons. Nature Photon 6, 272–273 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2012.78
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