Dynamics of the triplet-pair state reveals the likely coexistence of coherent and incoherent singlet fission in crystalline hexacene

Nicholas R. Monahan; Dezheng Sun; Hiroyuki Tamura; Kristopher W. Williams; Bolei Xu; Yu Zhong; Bharat Kumar; Colin Nuckolls; Avetik R. Harutyunyan; Gugang Chen; Hai Lung Dai; David Beljonne; Yi Rao; X. Y. Zhu

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Dynamics of the triplet-pair state reveals the likely coexistence of coherent and incoherent singlet fission in crystalline hexacene

Nicholas R. Monahan, Dezheng Sun, Hiroyuki Tamura, Kristopher W. Williams, Bolei Xu, Yu Zhong, Bharat Kumar, Colin Nuckolls, Avetik R. Harutyunyan, Gugang Chen, Hai Lung Dai, David Beljonne, Yi Rao, X. Y. Zhu

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The absorption of a photon usually creates a singlet exciton (S₁) in molecular systems, but in some cases S₁ may split into two triplets (2×T₁) in a process called singlet fission. Singlet fission is believed to proceed through the correlated triplet-pair ¹(TT) state. Here, we probe the ¹(TT) state in crystalline hexacene using time-resolved photoemission and transient absorption spectroscopies. We find a distinctive ¹(TT) state, which decays to 2×T₁ with a time constant of 270 fs. However, the decay of S₁ and the formation of ¹(TT) occur on different timescales of 180 fs and <50 fs, respectively. Theoretical analysis suggests that, in addition to an incoherent S₁ → ¹(TT) rate process responsible for the 180 fs timescale, S₁ may couple coherently to a vibronically excited ¹(TT) on ultrafast timescales (<50 fs). The coexistence of coherent and incoherent singlet fission may also reconcile different experimental observations in other acenes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	341-346
Number of pages	6
Journal	Nature Chemistry
Volume	9
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.2665
Publication status	Published - 2017 Apr 1

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Monahan, N. R., Sun, D., Tamura, H., Williams, K. W., Xu, B., Zhong, Y., Kumar, B., Nuckolls, C., Harutyunyan, A. R., Chen, G., Dai, H. L., Beljonne, D., Rao, Y., & Zhu, X. Y. (2017). Dynamics of the triplet-pair state reveals the likely coexistence of coherent and incoherent singlet fission in crystalline hexacene. Nature Chemistry, 9(4), 341-346. https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.2665

Dynamics of the triplet-pair state reveals the likely coexistence of coherent and incoherent singlet fission in crystalline hexacene. / Monahan, Nicholas R.; Sun, Dezheng; Tamura, Hiroyuki; Williams, Kristopher W.; Xu, Bolei; Zhong, Yu; Kumar, Bharat; Nuckolls, Colin; Harutyunyan, Avetik R.; Chen, Gugang; Dai, Hai Lung; Beljonne, David; Rao, Yi; Zhu, X. Y.

In: Nature Chemistry, Vol. 9, No. 4, 01.04.2017, p. 341-346.

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Monahan, NR, Sun, D, Tamura, H, Williams, KW, Xu, B, Zhong, Y, Kumar, B, Nuckolls, C, Harutyunyan, AR, Chen, G, Dai, HL, Beljonne, D, Rao, Y & Zhu, XY 2017, 'Dynamics of the triplet-pair state reveals the likely coexistence of coherent and incoherent singlet fission in crystalline hexacene', Nature Chemistry, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 341-346. https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.2665

Monahan, Nicholas R. ; Sun, Dezheng ; Tamura, Hiroyuki ; Williams, Kristopher W. ; Xu, Bolei ; Zhong, Yu ; Kumar, Bharat ; Nuckolls, Colin ; Harutyunyan, Avetik R. ; Chen, Gugang ; Dai, Hai Lung ; Beljonne, David ; Rao, Yi ; Zhu, X. Y. / Dynamics of the triplet-pair state reveals the likely coexistence of coherent and incoherent singlet fission in crystalline hexacene. In: Nature Chemistry. 2017 ; Vol. 9, No. 4. pp. 341-346.

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