Towards exploitation of singlet-exciton fission in organic crystals and potential integration with inorganic semiconductors

Kolja K. Kolata; Tobias Breuer; Gregor Witte; Sangam Chatterjee

doi:10.1117/12.2278673

8 May 2017 Towards exploitation of singlet-exciton fission in organic crystals and potential integration with inorganic semiconductors

Kolja K. Kolata, Tobias Breuer, Gregor Witte, Sangam Chatterjee

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Proceedings Volume 10193, Ultrafast Bandgap Photonics II; 101930J (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2278673
Event: SPIE Defense + Security, 2017, Anaheim, CA, United States

Abstract

Molecular semiconductors offer intriguing electronic properties. In particular, singlet-exciton fission, the nonradiative decay of one singlet exciton into two triplet excitons effectively doubles the amount of carriers available for, e.g., photovoltaic current generation, thereby effectively surpassing the Shockley-Queisser-limit. An efficient use of singletexciton fission in actual devices, however, requires a detailed understanding of the decay dynamics in donor-acceptor heterostructures. We present a quantitative study on model single-crystalline perfluropentacene at cryogenic temperature and related heterostructures to reveal the intricate interplay between singlet-exciton fission and the nanoscopic molecular arrangement, the role of charge-transfer into and out of molecular systems and discuss the potential for functionalizing inorganic semiconductors. Finally, the potential implications in heterosystems and for functionalization of inorganic semiconductor devices are discussed.

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Kolja K. Kolata, Tobias Breuer, Gregor Witte, and Sangam Chatterjee "Towards exploitation of singlet-exciton fission in organic crystals and potential integration with inorganic semiconductors", Proc. SPIE 10193, Ultrafast Bandgap Photonics II, 101930J (8 May 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2278673

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