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 …

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 …

Enhancing solar cell efficiency: the search for luminescent materials as spectral converters

X Huang, S Han, W Huang, X Liu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Photovoltaic (PV) technologies for solar energy conversion represent promising routes to
green and renewable energy generation. Despite relevant PV technologies being available …

Photochemical upconversion: present status and prospects for its application to solar energy conversion

TF Schulze, TW Schmidt - Energy & Environmental Science, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
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 …

Challenges, progress and prospects in solid state triplet fusion upconversion

J Alves, J Feng, L Nienhaus, TW Schmidt - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Many applications, including solar energy conversion, can be enhanced by the
upconversion of low energy photons. A flexible approach towards achieving this is by …

Photochemical upconversion of near-infrared light from below the silicon bandgap

EM Gholizadeh, SKK Prasad, ZL Teh, T Ishwara… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Photochemical upconversion is a strategy for converting infrared light into more energetic,
visible light, with potential applications ranging from biological imaging and drug delivery to …

Recent advances in materials for and applications of triplet–triplet annihilation-based upconversion

SE Seo, HS Choe, H Cho, H Kim, JH Kim… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Triplet–triplet annihilation upconversion (TTA-UC) has been attracting attention in various
fields as a promising tool to efficiently generate a shorter-wavelength photon than incident …

Photochemical upconversion: the primacy of kinetics

TW Schmidt, FN Castellano - The journal of physical chemistry …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Incoherent photochemical upconversion is a process by which low-energy light can be
converted into a higher-energy form with promising applications in solar energy conversion …

Solid-state infrared-to-visible upconversion sensitized by colloidal nanocrystals

M Wu, DN Congreve, MWB Wilson, J Jean, N Geva… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Optical upconversion via sensitized triplet–triplet exciton annihilation converts incoherent
low-energy photons to shorter wavelengths under modest excitation intensities,,. Here, we …