photoactive
Britishadjective
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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
Organic solar cells are devices whose photoactive layer, which is responsible for the conversion of light into electricity, is composed of organic materials.
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
By incorporating thin interfacial layers of either alcohol- or water-soluble polymers or a fullerene bisadduct surfactant between the photoactive layer and the electron-collecting electrode, performance was substantially increased.
From Nature • Aug. 15, 2012
The thin in thin film refers to the skinny layers of photoactive chemicals needed for the technology, as compared with the thicker films used in crystalline-silicon solar modules.
From Time Magazine Archive
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