The excited-state dynamics of the carotenoid zeaxanthin embedded in synthetic bilayers (see picture) are probed with time-resolved resonance Raman spectroscopy. Triplet excitons form with significant yield via a singlet fission mechanism when zeaxanthin self- assembles into multimers. We propose a functional role for singlet fission in biological systems.
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