Organic-inorganic hybrid molecular architectures utilizing self-assembled monolayers for singlet fission and light energy conversion

Organic-inorganic hybrid molecular architectures utilizing self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of organic chromophores (e.g., acene derivatives) are systematically discussed to examine the photophysical properties together with covalently-linked dimeric and oligomeric forms. Multi-exciton generation (i.e., singlet fission) and light energy conversion processes that occur in a reaction site composed of chemically modified organic chromophores on the surface of inorganic nanomaterials such as gold nanocluster, gold nanorod and quantum dot are described.