Mapping the relation between stacking geometries and singlet fission yield in a class of organic crystals

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1065-1069

  Renaud, Nicolas ^a,b   Sherratt, Paul A ^a   Ratner, Mark A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

excited state dynamics; organic solar cell; solar energy; triplet formation

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE ENGINEERINGS; EXCITED-STATE DYNAMICS; FREE CHARGE CARRIERS; HIGH ENERGY PHOTONS; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; STRUCTURE-FUNCTION ANALYSIS; TRIPLET FORMATION;

MOLECULAR CRYSTALS; PHOTONS; SOLAR ENERGY;

GEOMETRY;

EID: 84875773703     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz400176m     Document Type: Article

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