Efficiency of noncoherent photon upconversion by triplet-triplet annihilation: The C60 plus anthanthrene system and the importance of tuning the triplet energies

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 117, Issue 26, 2013, Pages 5419-5427

  Sugunan, Sunish K ^a,b   Greenwald, Chelsea ^a   Paige, Matthew F ^a   Steer, Ronald P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNIHILATION PROCESS; DIFFUSION LIMITS; DONOR-ACCEPTORS; IMPROVING EFFICIENCY; LASER TECHNIQUE; PHOTON UP CONVERSIONS; TRIPLET ENERGY TRANSFER; TRIPLET-TRIPLET ANNIHILATION;

ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; RATE CONSTANTS;

PHOTONS;

EID: 84879740213     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: 15205215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp404587u     Document Type: Article

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