Increasing Photon Upconversion Efficiency with Structural Exciton Localization

Increasing Photon Upconversion Efficiency With Structural Exciton Localization No comments by: Maya Posch June 25, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy In structures like photovoltaic cells there is only a limited spectrum of wavelengths that can perform useful work, with the remaining wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation effectively wasted. If the energy of such wavelengths could be coaxed into this useful spectrum, this could then correspondingly boost the performance of the devices, but doing so is not straightforward. Going from lower-energy photons to higher-energy photons is very inefficient, with a recent study by [Thilini Ishwara] et al. demonstrating a liquid triplet medium that has a conversion efficiency of about 8.2%.

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