Intramolecular Triplet-Triplet Annihilation Photon Upconversion in Diffusionally Restricted Anthracene Polymer
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2021

In the strive to develop triplet-triplet annihilation photon upconversion (TTA-UC) to become applicable in a viable technology, there is a need to develop upconversion systems that can function well in solid states. One method to achieve efficient solid-state TTA-UC systems is to replace the intermolecular energy-transfer steps with the corresponding intramolecular transfers, thereby minimizing loss channels involved in chromophore diffusion. Herein, we present a study of photon upconversion by TTA internally within a polymeric annihilator network (iTTA). By the design of the annihilator polymer and the choice of experiment conditions, we isolate upconversion emission governed by iTTA within the annihilator particles and eliminate possible external TTA between separate annihilator particles (xTTA). This approach leads to mechanistic insights into the process of iTTA and makes it possible to explore the upconversion kinetics and performance of a polymeric annihilator. In comparison to a monomeric upconversion system that only functions using xTTA, we show that upconversion in a polymeric annihilator is efficient also at extremely low annihilator concentrations and that the overall kinetics is significantly faster. The presented results show that intramolecular photon upconversion is a versatile concept for the development of highly efficient solid-state photon upconversion materials.

Författare

Fredrik Edhborg

Chalmers, Kemi och kemiteknik, Kemi och biokemi

Hakan Bildirir

Chalmers, Kemi och kemiteknik, Tillämpad kemi

Pankaj Bharmoria

Chalmers, Kemi och kemiteknik, Tillämpad kemi

Kasper Moth-Poulsen

Chalmers, Kemi och kemiteknik, Tillämpad kemi

Bo Albinsson

Chalmers, Kemi och kemiteknik, Kemi och biokemi

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

1520-6106 (ISSN) 1520-5207 (eISSN)

Vol. 125 23 6255-6263

Ämneskategorier

Energiteknik

Övrig annan teknik

Annan fysik

DOI

10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c02856

PubMed

34081465

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