Photochemical upconversion

J Feng, J Alves, DM de Clercq… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Photochemical upconversion is a process whereby two lower-energy photons are converted
into a higher-energy photon by sensitized triplet–triplet annihilation. While recent interest in …

Triplet–triplet annihilation mediated photon upconversion solar energy systems

L Naimovičius, P Bharmoria… - Materials chemistry …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Solar energy harvesting is among the best solutions for a global transition toward carbon-
neutral energy technologies. The existing solar energy harvesting technologies like …

NIR‐Absorbing B, N‐Heteroarene as Photosensitizer for High‐Performance NIR‐to‐Blue Triplet‐Triplet Annihilation Upconversion

JK Li, MY Zhang, L Zeng, L Huang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Triplet‐triplet annihilation upconversion (TTA‐UC) with near‐infrared (NIR) photosensitizers
is highly desirable for a variety of emerging applications. However, the development of NIR …

Triplet–triplet annihilation photopolymerization for high-resolution 3D printing

DK Limberg, JH Kang, RC Hayward - Journal of the American …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Two-photon polymerization (TPP) currently offers the highest resolution available in 3D
printing (∼ 100 nm) but requires femtosecond laser pulses at very high peak intensity (∼ 1 …

Approaching the spin-statistical limit in visible-to-ultraviolet photon upconversion

A Olesund, J Johnsson, F Edhborg… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Triplet–triplet annihilation photon upconversion (TTA-UC) is a process in which triplet
excitons combine to form emissive singlets and holds great promise in biological …

Enhanced chiroptic properties of nanocomposites of achiral plasmonic nanoparticles decorated with chiral dye-loaded micelles

T Zhao, D Meng, Z Hu, W Sun, Y Ji, J Han, X **… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The development of circularly polarized luminescence (CPL)-active materials with both large
luminescence dissymmetry factor (glum) and high emission efficiency continues to be a …

Spin statistics for triplet–triplet annihilation upconversion: Exchange coupling, intermolecular orientation, and reverse intersystem crossing

DG Bossanyi, Y Sasaki, S Wang, D Chekulaev… - JACS Au, 2021 - ACS Publications
Triplet–triplet annihilation upconversion (TTA-UC) has great potential to significantly
improve the light harvesting capabilities of photovoltaic cells and is also sought after for …

Sensitizer-controlled photochemical reactivity via upconversion of red light

F Glaser, OS Wenger - Chemical Science, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
By combining the energy input from two red photons, chemical reactions that would normally
require blue or ultraviolet irradiation become accessible. Key advantages of this biphotonic …

Lanthanide upconversion and downshifting luminescence for biomolecules detection

G Sun, Y **e, L Sun, H Zhang - Nanoscale Horizons, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Biomolecules play critical roles in biological activities and are closely related to various
disease conditions. The reliable, selective and sensitive detection of biomolecules holds …

Bulky Substituents Promote Triplet–Triplet Annihilation Over Triplet Excimer Formation in Naphthalene Derivatives

A Olesund, S Ghasemi, K Moth-Poulsen… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Visible-to-ultraviolet (UV) triplet–triplet annihilation photochemical upconversion (TTA-UC)
has gained a lot of attention recently due to its potential for driving demanding high-energy …