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A framework for multiexcitonic logic

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Rohan J. Hudson
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Thomas S. C. MacDonald
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Jared H. Cole
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Timothy W. Schmidt
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Trevor A. Smith
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Dane R. McCamey *
DOI:10.1038/s41570-023-00566-ydelete
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Abstract

Abstract

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Exciton science sits at the intersection of chemical, optical and spin-based implementations of information processing, but using excitons to conduct logical operations remains relatively unexplored. Excitons encoding information could be read optically (photoexcitation-photoemission) or electrically (charge recombination-separation), travel through materials via exciton energy transfer, and interact with one another in stimuli-responsive molecular excitonic devices. Excitonic logic offers the potential to mediate electrical, optical and chemical information. Additionally, high-spin triplet and quintet (multi)excitons offer access to well defined spin states of relevance to magnetic field effects, classical spintronics and spin-based quantum information science. In this Roadmap, we propose a framework for developing excitonic computing based on singlet fission (SF) and triplet-triplet annihilation (TTA). Various molecular components capable of modulating SF/TTA for logical operations are suggested, including molecular photo-switching and multi-colour photoexcitation. We then outline a pathway for constructing excitonic logic devices, considering aspects of circuit assembly, logical operation synchronization, and exciton transport and amplification. Promising future directions and challenges are identified, and the potential for realizing excitonic computing in the near future is discussed. Performing logical operations with molecular excitons may provide opportunities for developing ultrafast, subnanometre and biocompatible computational architectures. This Roadmap outlines a framework for using multiexcitonic processes such as singlet fission and triplet-triplet annihilation to drive logical devices.
Keywords:
ANNIHILATION UP-CONVERSION
INTRAMOLECULAR ELECTRONIC-ENERGY
TRIPLET-TRIPLET
SINGLET-FISSION
CHARGE-TRANSFER
LIGHT
AZULENE
MODEL
FRET
TIME

Journal

Nature Reviews Chemistry cover
Nature Reviews Chemistry
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51.7
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1.0K
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1.6W

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university of melbourne
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5.7W
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Citations: 69