Ultrafast Science, Volume. 4, Issue 1, 0057(2024)

Aggregation Regulated Ultrafast Singlet Fission Pathways in TIPS-Pentacene Films

Guang Huang1, Junzi Li2, Zilin Zhou1, Zongtao Huang1, Wei Kong1, Fangteng Zhang1, Youjun Zeng1, Guanyu Liu1, Tingchao He2、*, and Lin Ma1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Information Photonics Technology, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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    Guang Huang, Junzi Li, Zilin Zhou, Zongtao Huang, Wei Kong, Fangteng Zhang, Youjun Zeng, Guanyu Liu, Tingchao He, Lin Ma. Aggregation Regulated Ultrafast Singlet Fission Pathways in TIPS-Pentacene Films[J]. Ultrafast Science, 2024, 4(1): 0057

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Oct. 27, 2023

    Accepted: Jan. 8, 2024

    Published Online: May. 21, 2024

    The Author Email: He Tingchao (malin@gdut.edu.cn), Ma Lin (tche@szu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.34133/ultrafastscience.0057

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