Recent advances in triplet–triplet annihilation upconversion and singlet fission, towards solar energy applications

AJ Carrod, V Gray, K Börjesson - Energy & Environmental Science, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Solar energy is an ample renewable energy resource, with photovoltaic (PV) technology
enabling a direct route from light to electricity. Currently, PVs are limited in photon …

Molecular insights and concepts to engineer singlet fission energy conversion devices

R Casillas, I Papadopoulos, T Ullrich, D Thiel… - Energy & …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
In this Review, we showcase the fundamental processes of intermolecular and
intramolecular singlet fission (SF). Furthermore we prioritize the information, which is …

1-Mono-and 1, 7-disubstituted perylene bisimide dyes with voluminous groups at bay positions: in search for highly effective solid-state fluorescence materials

M Stolte, T Schembri, J Süß, D Schmidt… - Chemistry of …, 2020 - ACS Publications
A series of 1-mono-and 1, 7-disubstituted perylene bisimides (PBIs) with voluminous
phenoxy groups at bay positions has been synthesized. These dyes show absorption and …

Effect of crystallinity on endoergic singlet fission in perylenediimide single crystals and polycrystalline films

ML Williams, I Schlesinger, CE Ramirez… - The Journal of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The triplet state energy of bis (3′-aminopentyl)-perylene-(3, 4: 9, 10)-bis (dicarboximide)(
C5PDI) in the solid state is 1.1 eV, so that achieving singlet fission (SF) in crystalline films of …

Flavanthrene derivatives as photostable and efficient singlet exciton fission materials

X Fei, S Zhang, D Zhai, Z Wang, JL Lin, Q Xiao… - Chemical …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Singlet exciton fission (SF) is believed to have the potential to break the Shockley–Queisser
limit for third-generation solar cell devices, so it has attracted great attention. Conventional …

Assessing zethrene derivatives as singlet fission candidates based on multiple descriptors

X Liu, R Tom, S Gao, N Marom - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Singlet fission (SF) is a process where one singlet exciton splits into two triplet excitons.
Utilizing SF may potentially increase the efficiency of solar cells beyond the Shockley …

Influence of core-twisted structure on singlet fission in perylenediimide film

J Zhou, H Liu, W Wang, T Li, Z Li, Z Liu, Y Chen… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2023 - Elsevier
To reveal the relationship between molecular packing and singlet fission (SF) property is
necessary for developing efficient SF materials, yet it remains unclear. Herein, we …

Singlet Fission in Colloidal Nanoparticles of Amphipathic Diketopyrrolopyrrole Derivatives: Probing the Role of the Charge Transfer State

J Zhou, H Liu, S Liu, P Su, W Wang, Z Li… - The Journal of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
To evaluate the role of the charge transfer (CT) state in the singlet fission (SF) process, we
prepared three 3, 6-bis (thiophen-2-yl) diketopyrrolopyrrole (TDPP) derivatives with zero …

Frustrated π-stacking

HJ Zhang, Y Wei, J Lin - Chemical Communications, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The properties of functional materials based on organic π-conjugated systems are governed
extensively by intermolecular interactions between π-molecules. To establish clear …

Computational Discovery of Intermolecular Singlet Fission Materials Using Many-Body Perturbation Theory

X Wang, S Gao, Y Luo, X Liu, R Tom… - The Journal of …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Intermolecular singlet fission (SF) is the conversion of a photogenerated singlet exciton into
two triplet excitons residing on different molecules. SF has the potential to enhance the …