Abstract
Generation of multiple triplet excitons from one singlet exciton (singlet fission, SF) has been reported in several organic molecules recently. The overall SF yield in such molecular materials, however, is controlled by polymorphism in organic semiconductors through noncovalent interactions like van der Waals and weak electrostatic interactions. In this article, we demonstrate how SF is strongly perturbed by even small variations in molecular packing for polymorphic crystals of triisopropylsilyethnyl-anthracene derivatives, TIPS-Ant (PI and PII). Based on quantum chemical calculations, SF dynamics have been computed for both PI and PII polymorphs. PI and PII differ in their intermolecular π···π stacking patterns, which eventually control their electronic properties. Using the incoherent hopping model for the crystals, we computed SF rate through the Marcus electron transfer theory. For both PI and PII, the direct two-electron pathway predominates over the charge-transfer (CT) mediated mechanism. PII has h...
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