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 …

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 …

Efficient solid-state photon upconversion enabled by triplet formation at an organic semiconductor interface

S Izawa, M Hiramoto - Nature Photonics, 2021 - nature.com
The energy of photons, that is, the wavelength of light, can be upgraded through interactions
with materials in a process called photon upconversion. Although upconversion in organic …

Regio-and diastereoselective intermolecular [2+ 2] cycloadditions photocatalysed by quantum dots

Y Jiang, C Wang, CR Rogers, MS Kodaimati… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract Light-driven [2+ 2] cycloaddition is the most direct strategy to build tetrasubstituted
cyclobutanes, core components of many lead compounds for drug development. Significant …

Towards efficient solid-state triplet–triplet annihilation based photon upconversion: Supramolecular, macromolecular and self-assembled systems

V Gray, K Moth-Poulsen, B Albinsson… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2018 - Elsevier
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 …

Future and challenges for hybrid upconversion nanosystems

S Wen, J Zhou, PJ Schuck, YD Suh, TW Schmidt… - Nature Photonics, 2019 - nature.com
To improve the efficiency of photon upconversion, a hybrid approach of combining organic
dyes and inorganic nanoparticles is proving successful, especially in the form of dye …

Near-Infrared-to-Visible Photon Upconversion Sensitized by a Metal Complex with Spin-Forbidden yet Strong S0–T1 Absorption

S Amemori, Y Sasaki, N Yanai… - Journal of the American …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Near-infrared (NIR)-to-visible (vis) photon upconversion (UC) is useful for various
applications; however, it remains challenging in triplet–triplet annihilation-based UC, mainly …

Efficient photon upconversion enabled by strong coupling between silicon quantum dots and anthracene

K Wang, RP Cline, J Schwan, JM Strain, ST Roberts… - Nature Chemistry, 2023 - nature.com
Hybrid structures formed between organic molecules and inorganic quantum dots can
accomplish unique photophysical transformations by taking advantage of their disparate …

Efficient infrared-to-visible upconversion with subsolar irradiance

M Mahboub, Z Huang, ML Tang - Nano Letters, 2016 - ACS Publications
Third generation photovoltaics are inexpensive modules that promise power conversion
efficiencies exceeding the thermodynamic Shockley–Queisser limit, perhaps by using up-or …