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Prospects of Coupled Organic–Inorganic Nanostructures for Charge and Energy Transfer Applications
Author(s) -
Steiner Anja Maria,
Lissel Franziska,
Fery Andreas,
Lauth Jannika,
Scheele Marcus
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201916402
Subject(s) - singlet fission , materials science , photon upconversion , nanotechnology , organic solar cell , photovoltaics , optoelectronics , chemistry , photovoltaic system , molecule , polymer , doping , triplet state , electrical engineering , organic chemistry , engineering , composite material
We review the field of organic–inorganic nanocomposites with a focus on materials that exhibit a significant degree of electronic coupling across the hybrid interface. These nanocomposites undergo a variety of charge and energy transfer processes, enabling optoelectronic applications in devices which exploit singlet fission, triplet energy harvesting, photon upconversion or hot charge carrier transfer. We discuss the physical chemistry of the most common organic and inorganic components. Based on those we derive synthesis and assembly strategies and design criteria on material and device level with a focus on photovoltaics, spin memories or optical upconverters. We conclude that future research in the field should be directed towards an improved understanding of the binding motif and molecular orientation at the hybrid interface.