Upconversion luminescent materials: advances and applications
Luminescence-based techniques continue to attract considerable attention due not only to
their current range of applications but also to their wide potential in the fields of optical …
their current range of applications but also to their wide potential in the fields of optical …
Photochemical upconversion: present status and prospects for its application to solar energy conversion
All photovoltaic solar cells transmit photons with energies below the absorption threshold
(bandgap) of the absorber material, which are therefore usually lost for the purpose of solar …
(bandgap) of the absorber material, which are therefore usually lost for the purpose of solar …
Upconversion for photovoltaics–a review of materials, devices and concepts for performance enhancement
Upconversion of low‐energy photons into high‐energy photons increases the efficiency of
photovoltaic devices by converting photons with energies below the absorption threshold of …
photovoltaic devices by converting photons with energies below the absorption threshold of …
Towards efficient solid-state triplet–triplet annihilation based photon upconversion: Supramolecular, macromolecular and self-assembled systems
Photon upconversion through sensitized Triplet–Triplet Annihilation (TTA-UC) has regained
a lot of interest during the last decade mainly due to its potential for significantly increased …
a lot of interest during the last decade mainly due to its potential for significantly increased …
Hybrid molecule–nanocrystal photon upconversion across the visible and near-infrared
The ability to upconvert two low energy photons into one high energy photon has potential
applications in solar energy, biological imaging, and data storage. In this Letter, CdSe and …
applications in solar energy, biological imaging, and data storage. In this Letter, CdSe and …
Beyond Shockley–Queisser: molecular approaches to high-efficiency photovoltaics
Molecular materials afford abundant flexibility in the tunability of physical and electronic
properties. As such, they are ideally suited to engineering low-cost, flexible, light-harvesting …
properties. As such, they are ideally suited to engineering low-cost, flexible, light-harvesting …
Highly efficient photon upconversion in self-assembled light-harvesting molecular systems
To meet the world's demands on the development of sunlight-powered renewable energy
production, triplet–triplet annihilation-based photon upconversion (TTA–UC) has raised …
production, triplet–triplet annihilation-based photon upconversion (TTA–UC) has raised …
Recent emergence of photon upconversion based on triplet energy migration in molecular assemblies
An emerging field of triplet energy migration-based photon upconversion (TEM-UC) is
reviewed. Highly efficient photon upconversion has been realized in a wide range of …
reviewed. Highly efficient photon upconversion has been realized in a wide range of …
Molecular photon upconversion solar cells using multilayer assemblies: progress and prospects
Molecular photon upconversion via triplet–triplet annihilation (TTA-UC) is an intriguing
strategy to increase solar cell efficiencies and surpass the Shockley–Quiesser (SQ) limit. In …
strategy to increase solar cell efficiencies and surpass the Shockley–Quiesser (SQ) limit. In …
Protection of densely populated excited triplet state ensembles against deactivation by molecular oxygen
This critical review discusses different approaches towards protection of photoactive
materials based on triplet excited state ensembles against deactivation by molecular oxygen …
materials based on triplet excited state ensembles against deactivation by molecular oxygen …