Keio University

Pressure-Based Control Enables Tunable Singlet Fission Materials for Efficient Photoconversion

Publish: March 23, 2023
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March 23, 2023

Tokyo Institute of Technology

Keio University

Applying hydrostatic pressure as an external stimulus, Tokyo Tech and Keio University researchers demonstrate a new way to regulate singlet fission (SF), a process in which two electrons are generated from a single photon, in chromophores, opening doors to the design of SF-based materials with enhanced (photo)energy conversion. Their method overrides the strict requirements that limit the molecular design of such materials by realizing an alternative control strategy.