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Title: Manipulating molecules with strong coupling: harvesting triplet excitons in organic exciton microcavities

Journal Article · · Chemical Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C9SC04950A · OSTI ID:1575943
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  1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7RH, UK
  2. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, USA
  3. Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK
  4. Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA
  5. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7RH, UK, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Exciton-polaritons are quasiparticles with mixed photon and exciton character with the potential to modify chemical properties of materials. Here, they are used to provide dark, high-spin triplet-pair states a new pathway to emit light.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0019188
OSTI ID:
1575943
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1624984
Journal Information:
Chemical Science, Journal Name: Chemical Science Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 11; ISSN 2041-6520; ISSN CSHCBM
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English

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