Electrons catapult across solar materials in just 18 femtoseconds

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Scientists have discovered that electrons can be propelled across solar materials at speeds close to the fastest nature allows, a result that challenges long accepted ideas about how solar energy systems operate.

The finding could open new paths for designing technologies that capture sunlight more efficiently and convert it into electricity.

In laboratory experiments tracking events lasting just 18 femtoseconds -- less than 20 quadrillionths of a secon...

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