Contact: Dr. Xiaoyang Zhu
zhu@cm.utexas.edu
512-471-9914
University of Texas at Austin
Caption: Xiaoyang Zhu and colleagues discovered that hot electrons can be transferred from photo-excited lead selenide nanocrystals to an electron conductor made of titanium dioxide. Their discovery points the way toward more efficient solar cells.
Credit: The University of Texas at Austin
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