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 …

Persistent and stable organic radicals: Design, synthesis, and applications

ZX Chen, Y Li, F Huang - Chem, 2021 - cell.com
Open-shell radicals are usually thermodynamically and kinetically unstable due to their
incompletely satisfied valency. However, the rapid development of radical chemistry in the …

Theoretical modeling of singlet fission

D Casanova - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
Singlet fission is a photophysical reaction in which a singlet excited electronic state splits
into two spin-triplet states. Singlet fission was discovered more than 50 years ago, but the …

Unconventional singlet fission materials

T Ullrich, D Munz, DM Guldi - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Singlet fission (SF) is a photophysical downconversion pathway, in which a singlet excitation
transforms into two triplet excited states. As such, it constitutes an exciton multiplication …

Organic radicals stabilization above 300° C in Eu-based coordination polymers for solar steam generation

X Ye, LH Chung, K Li, S Zheng, YL Wong… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Organic radicals feature unpaired electrons, and these compounds may have applications in
biomedical technology and as materials for solar energy conversion. However, unpaired …

Singlet fission: progress and prospects in solar cells

J Xia, SN Sanders, W Cheng, JZ Low, J Liu… - Advanced …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The third generation of photovoltaic technology aims to reduce the fabrication cost and
improve the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of solar cells. Singlet fission (SF), an efficient …

Thieno[3,4-b]thiophene-Based Novel Small-Molecule Optoelectronic Materials

C Zhang, X Zhu - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2017 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Because of the tailorable photoelectric properties derived from judicious
molecular design and large-area and low-temperature processability especially on flexible …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular design for efficient singlet fission

S Ito, T Nagami, M Nakano - Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C …, 2018 - Elsevier
Singlet fission is a photophysical process in molecules and molecular aggregates, in which
a singlet exciton generated by irradiation splits into two triplet excitons. Recently, singlet …

Theoretical studies of singlet fission: Searching for materials and exploring mechanisms

A Japahuge, T Zeng - ChemPlusChem, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In this Review article, a survey is given for theoretical studies in the subject of singlet fission.
Singlet fission converts one singlet exciton to two triplet excitons. With the doubled number …