quantum efficiency
Britishnoun
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physics the number of electrons released by a photocell per photon of incident radiation of a given energy
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chem the number of chemical species that undergo reaction per photon of absorbed radiation of a given energy
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In early tests, the researchers achieved a peak external quantum efficiency above 0.6% for their NIR-II LEDs.
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The researchers tested the photovoltaic performance of the device under 1 sun of illumination with a solar simulator and measured its quantum efficiency.
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Under laboratory conditions, the COFs demonstrate a quantum efficiency of 17.5 per cent under visible light at 420 nm in batch reactors.
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Subsequent optical experiments revealed that the blue- and green-emitting supramolecular ink compounds exhibit what scientists call near-unity quantum efficiency.
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PHOLEDs have nearly 100% internal quantum efficiency, meaning all of the electricity entering the device is used to create light.
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