KEYWORDS: Upconversion, Photons, External quantum efficiency, Solid state physics, Solid state electronics, Quantum processes, Quantum devices, Photovoltaics, Night vision, Energy transfer
Upconversion (UC) of NIR photons into visible photons can improve photovoltaics technologies and enable passive night vision. However, current solid-state triplet-triplet annihilation UC devices suffer from low absorption, low energy transfer rates, and highly parasitic back transfer processes which lead to low external quantum efficiencies (EQE). We propose the introduction of a “blocker layer” which can mitigate FRET-based back transfer to improve the EQE. We demonstrate the use of 5-tetracene carboxylic acid (TCA) as a ligand/blocker layer to improve EQE by 3-5x. Finally, we deconvolve the mechanism of improvement through spectroscopic comparison of the traditional and our novel UC devices.
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