Solution-processable, crystalline material for quantitative singlet fission

Ryan D. Pensack, Christopher Grieco, Geoffrey E. Purdum, Samuel M. Mazza, Andrew J. Tilley, Evgeny E. Ostroumov, Dwight S. Seferos, Yueh Lin Loo, John B. Asbury, John E. Anthony, Gregory D. Scholes

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Abstract

Amorphous nanoparticles of the singlet fission chromophore 6,13-bis(triisopropylsilylethynyl)pentacene (TIPS-Pn) are fully crystallized through co-precipitation with a chemical additive. Time-resolved measurements indicate that singlet fission in the crystalline nanoparticles is quantitative, or lossless, whereas losses are evident in the amorphous nanoparticles as a result of frustrated triplet pair separation. Because triplet pairs form rapidly and separate slowly in amorphous material, mixed-phase samples are unable to compensate for these losses.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)915-923
Number of pages9
JournalMaterials Horizons
Volume4
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2017

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Materials Science
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Process Chemistry and Technology
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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