Maximizing singlet fission by intermolecular packing

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 19, 2014, Pages 3345-3353

  Wang, Linjun ^a   Olivier, Yoann ^b   Prezhdo, Oleg V ^a   Beljonne, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

charge transfer character; nonadiabatic molecular dynamics; pentacene derivatives; singlet fission

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; DIMERS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHONONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; THERMIONIC EMISSION;

CHARGE TRANSFER STATE; CHEMICAL SUBSTITUTION; INTERMOLECULAR PACKING; LATERAL DISPLACEMENTS; NONADIABATIC MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PENTACENES; SOLAR-CELL APPLICATIONS; TWO DIMENSIONAL MAPPING;

SINGLET FISSION;

EID: 84907859903     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz5015955     Document Type: Article

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