Disentangling direct coupling from charge-transfer-mediated coupling in singlet fission of weakly interacting dimers

The - efficiency of the excitation energy transfer between - molecules - is driven by the coupling of their excited states. However, experimental details about such excitonic coupling often remain elusive, partly because of the involvement of dark states, limiting its characterization. This is most...

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Main Authors: Kefer, Oskar (Author) , Kolesnichenko, Pavel V. (Author) , Ahrens, Lukas (Author) , Dreuw, Andreas (Author) , Freudenberg, Jan (Author) , Bunz, Uwe H. F. (Author) , Buckup, Tiago (Author)
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Language:English
Published: September 22, 2026
In: Journal of the American Chemical Society
Year: 2026, Pages: 1-9
ISSN:1520-5126
DOI:10.1021/jacs.6c11730
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6c11730
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Author Notes:Oskar Kefer, Pavel V. Kolesnichenko, Lukas Ahrens, Andreas Dreuw, Jan Freudenberg, Uwe H.F. Bunz, and Tiago Buckup

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