Women in the Singlet Fission World: Pearls in a Semi-Open Shell

Abstract

Singlet fission, a multiple exciton generation process, can revolutionize existing solar cell technologies. Offering the possibility to double photocurrent, the process has become a focal point for physicists, chemists, software developers, and engineers. The following review is dedicated to the female investigators, predominantly theorists, who have contributed to the field of singlet fission. We highlight their most significant advances in the subject, from deciphering the mechanism of the process to designing coveted singlet fission materials.

Keywords

• excited states
• photovoltaics
• solar cells
• singlet/triplet excitons
• diradical character
• SF mechanism