Photon upconversion by triplet-triplet annihilation in Ru(bpy)3- and DPA-functionalized polymers

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 23, 2013, Pages 4113-4118

  Boutin, Philip C ^a   Ghiggino, Kenneth P ^b   Kelly, Timothy L ^a   Steer, Ronald P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

noncoherent photon upconversion; RAFT polymerization; solar cells; triplet triplet annihilation

Indexed keywords

ENERGY TRANSFER MECHANISMS; INTRAMOLECULAR TRIPLETS; PHOTON UP CONVERSIONS; RAFT POLYMERIZATION; THIN SOLID FILM; TRIPLET ENERGY TRANSFER; TRIPLET-TRIPLET ANNIHILATION; YIELD MEASUREMENT;

DIFFUSION; ENERGY TRANSFER; LIVING POLYMERIZATION; PHOTONS; SOLAR CELLS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 84890413432     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz402311j     Document Type: Article

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