Photon upconversion for photovoltaics and photocatalysis: a critical review: focus review

BS Richards, D Hudry, D Busko, A Turshatov… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Opportunities for enhancing solar energy harvesting using photon upconversion are
reviewed. The increasing prominence of bifacial solar cells is an enabling factor for the …

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 …

Energy Versus Electron Transfer: Managing Excited-State Interactions in Perovskite Nanocrystal–Molecular Hybrids: Focus Review

JT DuBose, PV Kamat - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Energy and electron transfer processes in light harvesting assemblies dictate the outcome of
the overall light energy conversion process. Halide perovskite nanocrystals such as …

Nanoengineering triplet–triplet annihilation upconversion: from materials to real-world applications

T Schloemer, P Narayanan, Q Zhou, E Belliveau… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Using light to control matter has captured the imagination of scientists for generations, as
there is an abundance of photons at our disposal. Yet delivering photons beyond the surface …

Triplet–triplet annihilation based near infrared to visible molecular photon upconversion

P Bharmoria, H Bildirir, K Moth-Poulsen - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Triplet–triplet annihilation based molecular photon upconversion (TTA-UC) is an exciting
research area for a broad range of photonic applications due to its tunable spectral range …

Near-infrared photon upconversion and solar synthesis using lead-free nanocrystals

W Liang, C Nie, J Du, Y Han, G Zhao, F Yang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Near-infrared-to-visible photon upconversion holds great promise for a diverse range of
applications. Current photosensitizers for triplet-fusion upconversion across this spectral …

Application of triplet–triplet annihilation upconversion in organic optoelectronic devices: advances and perspectives

C Gao, WWH Wong, Z Qin, SC Lo… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Organic semiconductor materials have been widely used in various optoelectronic devices
due to their rich optical and/or electrical properties, which are highly related to their excited …

Infrared quantum dots: progress, challenges, and opportunities

H Lu, GM Carroll, NR Neale, MC Beard - ACS nano, 2019 - ACS Publications
Infrared technologies provide tremendous value to our modern-day society. The need for
easy-to-fabricate, solution-processable, tunable infrared active optoelectronic materials has …

Photoredox catalysis using infrared light via triplet fusion upconversion

BD Ravetz, AB Pun, EM Churchill, DN Congreve… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Recent advances in photoredox catalysis have made it possible to achieve various
challenging synthetic transformations, polymerizations and surface modifications 1, 2, 3. All …

Rational design of yolk–shell nanostructures for photocatalysis

A Li, W Zhu, C Li, T Wang, J Gong - Chemical Society Reviews, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Photocatalysis is a promising route to convert solar energy into chemical energy directly,
providing an alternative solution to environment and natural resource problems …