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Engineering the spin-exchange interaction in organic semiconductors

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Organic semiconductors based on molecular or polymeric π-conjugated systems are now used at scale in organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays and show real promise in thin-film photovoltaics and transistor structures. Here, we address recent progress in understanding and performance for OLEDs and for organic photovoltaics.

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Fig. 1: Molecular structures of selected organic semiconductors.
Fig. 2: Excitonic-energy-level diagram of organic semiconductors.

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We acknowledge funding from the European Research Council under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement no. 101020167 (A.J.G. and R.H.F); and no. 758826 (A.R.)).

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Rao, A., Gillett, A.J. & Friend, R.H. Engineering the spin-exchange interaction in organic semiconductors. Nat. Mater. 21, 976–978 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-022-01347-6

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