Emissive spin-0 triplet-pairs are a direct product of triplet-triplet annihilation in pentacene single crystals and anthradithiophene films.
Journal
Nature chemistry
ISSN: 1755-4349
Titre abrégé: Nat Chem
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101499734
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
02 2021
02 2021
Historique:
received:
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02
2020
accepted:
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10
2020
pubmed:
9
12
2020
medline:
9
12
2020
entrez:
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12
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Singlet fission and triplet-triplet annihilation represent two highly promising ways of increasing the efficiency of photovoltaic devices. Both processes are believed to be mediated by a biexcitonic triplet-pair state,
Identifiants
pubmed: 33288892
doi: 10.1038/s41557-020-00593-y
pii: 10.1038/s41557-020-00593-y
doi:
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Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Langues
eng
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163-171Commentaires et corrections
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