We use 2D electronic photon-echo spectroscopy to study ultrafast singlet exciton fission in pentacene. Our observations and analysis of vibronic coherences provide insight to the role played by dark multiexcitonic states in mediating fission.

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doi.org/10.1364/UP.2014.11.Fri.A.4
Ultrafast Spectroscopy

Rao, A., Bakulin, A., Egorova, D., Chin, A., Zigmantas, D., & Morgan, S. (2014). Vibrational Coherence Reveals the Role of Dark Multiexciton States in Ultrafast Singlet Exciton Fission. In 19th International Conference on Ultrafast Phenomena : held in Okinawa/ Japan, July 7-11, 2014. doi:10.1364/UP.2014.11.Fri.A.4