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tetracene

American  
[te-truh-seen] / ˈtɛ trəˌsin /

noun

Chemistry.
  1. naphthacene.


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Although certain materials such as tetracene can support this process, capturing these excitons efficiently has proven difficult.

From Science Daily Mar. 28, 2026

By placing a carefully designed interface layer between tetracene and silicon, the resulting low-energy excitons can be transferred from tetracene into silicon, where most of their energy can be converted into electricity.

From Science Daily Feb. 27, 2024

While several methods are being investigated, Schmidt's team has focused on using a molecule-thin layer of tetracene, another organic semiconductor material, as the top layer of a solar cell.

From Science Daily Feb. 27, 2024

A thin layer of organic material, known as tetracene, is responsible for the increase in efficiency.

From Science Daily Feb. 20, 2024

Schmidt: "Such defects occur during the desorption of hydrogen and cause electronic interface states with fluctuating energy. These fluctuations transport the electronic excitations from the tetracene into the silicon like a lift."

From Science Daily Feb. 20, 2024

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