Scientists Break 100% Barrier in Solar Energy Conversion Using “Spin-Flip” Molecules
https://delta-report.com/article/scientists-break-100-barrier-in-solar-energy-conversion-using-spin-flip-molecules
Scientists Break 100% Barrier in Solar Energy Conversion Using “Spin-Flip” Molecules
https://delta-report.com/article/scientists-break-100-barrier-in-solar-energy-conversion-using-spin-flip-molecules
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Researchers achieved a 130% energy yield from a single light source by utilizing a “spin-flip” metal complex, and demonstrating a method to generate more energy carriers than incident photons, breaking the 100% quantum yield barrier. This could change how we store energy more effectively in the future.
For the thermodynamically inclined: A single photon can displace a single electron, and the efficiency of that process sets the 100% limit. However, high energy photons can be split into two lower-energy photons, each of which can knock off an electron. Energy remains conserved.