Parallel triplet formation pathways in a singlet fission material

N Maity, W Kim, NA Panjwani, A Kundu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Harvesting long-lived free triplets in high yields by utilizing organic singlet fission materials
can be the cornerstone for increasing photovoltaic efficiencies potentially. However, except …

Activating charge-transfer state formation in strongly-coupled dimers using DNA scaffolds

SM Hart, JL Banal, MA Castellanos, L Markova… - Chemical …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Strongly-coupled multichromophoric assemblies orchestrate the absorption, transport, and
conversion of photonic energy in natural and synthetic systems. Programming these …

One‐Pot Synthesis and Excited‐State Dynamics of Null Exciton‐Coupled Diketopyrrolopyrroles Oligo‐Grids

Y Bo, P Hou, J Wan, H Cao, Y Liu, L Xie… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Exciton coupling in molecular aggregates plays a vital role in impacting and fine‐tuning
optoelectronic materials and their efficiencies in devices. A versatile platform to decipher …

Interexcited State Photophysics I: Benchmarking Density Functionals for Computing Nonadiabatic Couplings and Internal Conversion Rate Constants

A Manian, RJ Hudson, P Ramkissoon… - Journal of Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
We present the first benchmarking study of nonadiabatic matrix coupling elements
(NACMEs) calculated using different density functionals. Using the S 1→ S 0 transition in …

Solid‐State Absorption, Luminescence, and Singlet Fission of Furanyl‐Substituted Diketopyrrolopyrroles with Different π‐Stacking Arrangements

M Kratochvíl, MA Thottappali, S Luňák Jr… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Small modifications of the diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP) molecular structure induced
remarkable changes in its spectral and photophysical behavior. Using furan (F) …

Heterogeneous singlet fission in a covalently linked pentacene dimer

W Kim, NA Panjwani, KC Krishnapriya… - Cell Reports Physical …, 2024 - cell.com
Molecular dimers are generally regarded as essential tools for probing structure-property
relationships in condensed-phase systems, revealing complexities where structural tuning is …

Modeling radiative and non-radiative pathways at both the Franck–Condon and Herzberg–Teller approximation level

A Manian, RA Shaw, I Lyskov, W Wong… - The Journal of Chemical …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Here, we present a concise model that can predict the photoluminescent properties of a
given compound from first principles, both within and beyond the Franck–Condon …

Probing the electronic structure and photophysics of thiophene–diketopyrrolopyrrole derivatives in solution

DW Polak, MT Do Casal, JM Toldo, X Hu… - Physical Chemistry …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Diketopyrrolopyrroles are a popular class of electron-withdrawing unit in optoelectronic
materials. When combined with electron donating side-chain functional groups such as …

Exciton dynamics of a diketo-pyrrolopyrrole core for all low-lying electronic excited states using density functional theory-based methods

A Manian, RA Shaw, I Lyskov… - Journal of Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Ab initio treatments of interexcited state internal conversion (IC) are more often than not
missing from exciton dynamic descriptions, because of their inherent complexity. Here, we …

Photophysics and spectroscopy of 1, 2-Benzazulene

S Awuku, SJ Bradley, KP Ghiggino, RP Steer… - Chemical Physics …, 2021 - Elsevier
The electronic spectroscopy and photophysics of 1, 2-benzazulene (BzAz) have been
examined in solution and in thin solid films, with the objective of comparing its intramolecular …