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 …

Unconventional singlet fission materials

T Ullrich, D Munz, DM Guldi - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Singlet fission (SF) is a photophysical downconversion pathway, in which a singlet excitation
transforms into two triplet excited states. As such, it constitutes an exciton multiplication …

Multi-junction solar cells paving the way for super high-efficiency

M Yamaguchi, F Dimroth, JF Geisz… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
In order to realize a clean energy society by using renewable energies, high-performance
solar cells are a very attractive proposition. The development of high-performance solar cells …

Sensitization of silicon by singlet exciton fission in tetracene

M Einzinger, T Wu, JF Kompalla, HL Smith… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Silicon dominates contemporary solar cell technologies. But when absorbing photons,
silicon (like other semiconductors) wastes energy in excess of its bandgap. Reducing these …

Hidden triplet states at hybrid organic–inorganic interfaces

G Bao, R Deng, D Jin, X Liu - Nature Reviews Materials, 2024 - nature.com
Triplet states have been widely studied in phosphorescent molecules, lanthanide complexes
and triplet–triplet annihilation systems, in which they have a critical role in energy transfer …

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

P Xia, 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 …

Singlet fission photovoltaics: Progress and promising pathways

AJ Baldacchino, MI Collins, MP Nielsen… - Chemical Physics …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Singlet fission is a form of multiple exciton generation, which occurs in organic
chromophores when a high-energy singlet exciton separates into two lower energy triplet …

Molecular insights and concepts to engineer singlet fission energy conversion devices

R Casillas, I Papadopoulos, T Ullrich, D Thiel… - Energy & …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
In this Review, we showcase the fundamental processes of intermolecular and
intramolecular singlet fission (SF). Furthermore we prioritize the information, which is …

[HTML][HTML] Survey of energy-autonomous solar cell receivers for satellite–air–ground–ocean optical wireless communication

M Kong, CH Kang, O Alkhazragi, X Sun, Y Guo… - Progress in quantum …, 2020 - Elsevier
With the advent of the Internet of Things, energy-and bandwidth-related issues are
becoming increasingly prominent in the context of supporting the massive connectivity of …

Controlled growth of ordered monolayers of N-heterocyclic carbenes on silicon

M Franz, S Chandola, M Koy, R Zielinski… - Nature Chemistry, 2021 - nature.com
N-Heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) are promising modifiers and anchors for surface
functionalization and offer some advantages over thiol-based systems. Because of their …