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Researchers use advanced imaging to observe excitons at room temperature

By Damir Beciri
15 August 2011

biaggio-excitons-researchExcitons, which are created by light, play a central role in the plastic solar cells energy harvesting. Researchers from Lehigh University have developed an imaging technique that enables direct observation of light-emitting excitons as they diffuse in rubrene – a new generation of single-crystal organic semiconductors that is being explored for its extraordinary electronic properties…. »