Spin density encodes intramolecular singlet exciton fission in pentacene dimers

K. C. Krishnapriya; Palas Roy; Boregowda Puttaraju; Ulrike Salzner; Andrew J. Musser; Manish Jain; Jyotishman Dasgupta; Satish Patil

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-07736-3

Nature Communications (Jan 2019)

Spin density encodes intramolecular singlet exciton fission in pentacene dimers

K. C. Krishnapriya,
Palas Roy,
Boregowda Puttaraju,
Ulrike Salzner,
Andrew J. Musser,
Manish Jain,
Jyotishman Dasgupta,
Satish Patil

Affiliations

K. C. Krishnapriya: Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit, Indian Institute of Science
Palas Roy: Department of Chemical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Boregowda Puttaraju: Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit, Indian Institute of Science
Ulrike Salzner: Department of Chemistry, Bilkent University
Andrew J. Musser: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sheffield
Manish Jain: Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science
Jyotishman Dasgupta: Department of Chemical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Satish Patil: Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit, Indian Institute of Science

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07736-3
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Singlet exciton fission – the separation of photoexcited singlet states into two triplet states – holds promise for enhancing photocurrents in photovoltaic technologies. Krishnapriya et al. characterize how electron delocalization over the bridges in a series of pentacene dimers controls this process.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
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Country of publisher: United Kingdom
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