Project description
Harnessing organic radicals to transform energy and quantum applications
Organic radicals are molecules with unpaired electrons that are highly reactive and capable of driving unique energy processes. Their distinctive properties make them ideal candidates for advancing singlet fission – a process where one high-energy state splits into two. This mechanism can significantly reduce energy losses in solar cells. With their ability to mediate otherwise forbidden energy transfers, organic radicals offer a way to overcome instability issues and short energy lifetimes in singlet fission. Supported by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the RADCAT project will explore how these radicals can catalyse singlet fission in a stepwise manner, creating longer-lasting triplet states. Furthermore, it will investigate how magnetic fields affect these energy-transfer processes. Project results will create new possibilities for quantum information science and photonics.
Objective
Singlet fission (SF) is a process in which two triplet excited states are generated from one singlet excited state. SF can be used to increase current in solar cells, reducing losses from thermalisation and boosting solar cell efficiency, but poor triplet yields and short lifetimes limit the implementation of SF in devices. Stable organic radicals are an emerging class of materials that exhibit excited doublet states rather than singlet and triplet, allowing them to mediate otherwise spin-forbidden process. RADCAT will explore new frontiers of SF by unlocking energy transfer mechanisms that enable organic radicals to catalyse a step-wise SF process. As well as providing a new path to long-lived triplet excitons that can be used to increase the efficiency of solar cells, RADCAT will investigate the magnetic field sensitivity of these energy transfer processes, and thus design new magnetic field sensors for applications in quantum information science and photonics. The action combines the fellow’s previous research in SF and photophysics with the expertise of the host group in organic radicals and spin chemistry, and will enhance the fellows career by building new skills in spin and magneto-optical effects.
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- natural sciences biological sciences biochemistry biomolecules
- engineering and technology electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering electronic engineering sensors
- engineering and technology environmental engineering energy and fuels renewable energy solar energy photovoltaic
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HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
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United Kingdom
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