Excited-state dynamics in an α-perylene single crystal: Two-photon- and consecutive two-quantum-induced singlet fission

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 118, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 838-843

  Ma, Lin ^a   Tan, Ke Jie ^b   Jiang, Hui ^b   Kloc, Christian ^b   Michel Beyerle, Maria Elisabeth ^a   Gurzadyan, Gagik G ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECAY CHANNELS; DIMER CATIONS; EXCIMER FORMATION; EXCITATION CONDITIONS; EXCITED-STATE DYNAMICS; SINGLET FISSIONS; TIME-RESOLVED FLUORESCENCE; TRANSIENT ABSORPTION;

PHOTONS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

SINGLE CRYSTALS;

EID: 84893874735     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: 15205215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp409977f     Document Type: Article

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