Singlet Fission in Pyrene-Fused Azaacene Dimers

Abstract

Singlet fission has emerged as a promising strategy to avoid the loss of extra energy through thermalization in solar cells. A family of dimers consisting of nitrogen-doped pyrene-fused acenes that undergo singlet fission with triplet quantum yields as high as 125 % are presented. They provide new perspectives for nitrogenated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and for the design of new materials for singlet fission.

Keywords: nitrogen doping; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; pyrene-fused azaacenes; singlet fission; tetracene.