Demonstrated photoelectric conversion by quantum mechanical action.
Yukio Nakamura, Senior Researcher, RIKEN Emergent Physics Science Center, strong correlation interface research group, Masashi Kawasaki group director, Shigetaka Kagawa of Unit Leader, Dynamic Emergent Properties Research Unit Yoshiki Tokura Group of Strongly Correlated Properties Research Group Director’s collaborative research group * succeeded in demonstrating quantum mechanical photocurrent generation called shift current [1] in organic molecule crystalline tetrathiafulvalene-p-chloranil (TTF-CA).
This research was published in the international scientific journal “Nature Communications” (dated August 17, Japan time August 18). RIKEN