photoactive
Britishadjective
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Ultrafast spectroscopic techniques using laser pulses with sub-picosecond time resolution revealed an unusual excited-state reactivity and two different photoactive states: a very short-lived but extremely oxidizing high-energy state and a longer-lived moderately oxidizing lower-energy state.
From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2024
To build such solar cells, it is necessary that their photoactive layer, which converts light into electricity, shows high electrical performance while possessing mechanical elasticity.
From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2024
Although not a complex, self-darkening sunglasses are an example of a photoactive substance.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
As well as the donor–acceptor junction, the interface of the photoactive layer with the electrodes is important for the operation of organic solar cells.
From Nature • Aug. 15, 2012
According to Dr. Troy Felber, who headed the Baylor team, the photoactive dye combines with the viral genetic material, or DNA, to increase its sensitivity to light.
From Time Magazine Archive
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