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 …

Solar electricity and solar fuels: status and perspectives in the context of the energy transition

N Armaroli, V Balzani - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The energy transition from fossil fuels to renewables is already ongoing, but it will be a long
and difficult process because the energy system is a gigantic and complex machine. Key …

Quintet multiexciton dynamics in singlet fission

MJY Tayebjee, SN Sanders, E Kumarasamy… - Nature Physics, 2017 - nature.com
Singlet fission, in which two triplet excitons are generated from a single absorbed photon, is
a key third-generation solar cell concept. Conservation of angular momentum requires that …

Anisotropic multiexciton quintet and triplet dynamics in singlet fission via pulsed electron spin resonance

TSC MacDonald, MJY Tayebjee… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The quintet triplet-pair state may be generated upon singlet fission and is a critical
intermediate that dictates the fate of excitons, which can be exploited for photovoltaics …

Singlet fission involves an interplay between energetic driving force and electronic coupling in perylenediimide films

AK Le, JA Bender, DH Arias, DE Cotton… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Due to its ability to offset thermalization losses in photoharvesting systems, singlet fission
has become a topic of research interest. During singlet fission, a high energy spin-singlet …

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 …

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 …

Future and challenges for hybrid upconversion nanosystems

S Wen, J Zhou, PJ Schuck, YD Suh, TW Schmidt… - Nature Photonics, 2019 - nature.com
To improve the efficiency of photon upconversion, a hybrid approach of combining organic
dyes and inorganic nanoparticles is proving successful, especially in the form of dye …

Emissive spin-0 triplet-pairs are a direct product of triplet–triplet annihilation in pentacene single crystals and anthradithiophene films

DG Bossanyi, M Matthiesen, S Wang, JA Smith… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Singlet fission and triplet–triplet annihilation represent two highly promising ways of
increasing the efficiency of photovoltaic devices. Both processes are believed to be …

Achieving spin-triplet exciton transfer between silicon and molecular acceptors for photon upconversion

P **a, EK Raulerson, D Coleman, CS Gerke… - Nature Chemistry, 2020 - nature.com
Inorganic semiconductor nanocrystals interfaced with spin-triplet exciton-accepting organic
molecules have emerged as promising materials for converting incoherent long-wavelength …