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In SWCNT/MoS2 heterojunctions, the near-infrared photoinduced absorption peak corresponds solely to separated charges rather than triplet states, revealing an interfacial charge recombination mechanism that forms spin-polarized triplet states on the nanotubes. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To resolve and identify the excited-state near-infrared optical spectra of charge-separated versus localized triplet states in (6,5) SWCNT/MoS2 heterojunctions.

September 5, 2026ACS Energy LettersOpen Access

Triplet or Charge-Separated State? Distinguishing Long-Lived, Photogenerated Electronic States in SWCNT/MoS2 Heterojunctions

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LRLeo Romanetz MHM. Alejandra Hermosilla-Palacios DGDebjit Ghoshal

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Spectroscopic investigation reveals distinct signatures of charge-separated and triplet states in SWCNT/MoS2 heterojunctions, indicating recombination produces spin-polarized triplets.

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To resolve and identify the excited-state near-infrared optical spectra of charge-separated versus localized triplet states in (6,5) SWCNT/MoS2 heterojunctions.
Applied photoinduced absorption-detected magnetic resonance (PADMR) spectroscopy to monitor near-infrared electronic transitions.
Drove magnetic resonance transitions to distinguish weakly dipole-coupled charge-separated states from localized triplets in (6,5) SWCNT/MoS2 heterojunctions and neat nanotubes.
Assigned the near-infrared induced absorption peak bathochromically shifted from the first exciton bleach solely to interfacial charge-separated states, while triplet excited-state absorption occurs at higher energy.
Observed stronger spectroscopic signatures for charge-separated and triplet states in the bilayer compared to neat nanotubes, demonstrating interfacial charge recombination that populates spin-polarized triplet states on SWCNTs.

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Romanetz et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9bd3f16b95aff0620eb38f https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.6c01923

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September 5, 2026ACS Energy LettersOpen Access

Triplet or Charge-Separated State? Distinguishing Long-Lived, Photogenerated Electronic States in SWCNT/MoS2 Heterojunctions

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Authors

LRLeo Romanetz MHM. Alejandra Hermosilla-Palacios DGDebjit Ghoshal

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Overview

Spectroscopic investigation reveals distinct signatures of charge-separated and triplet states in SWCNT/MoS2 heterojunctions, indicating recombination produces spin-polarized triplets.

Key Points

To resolve and identify the excited-state near-infrared optical spectra of charge-separated versus localized triplet states in (6,5) SWCNT/MoS2 heterojunctions.
Applied photoinduced absorption-detected magnetic resonance (PADMR) spectroscopy to monitor near-infrared electronic transitions.
Drove magnetic resonance transitions to distinguish weakly dipole-coupled charge-separated states from localized triplets in (6,5) SWCNT/MoS2 heterojunctions and neat nanotubes.
Assigned the near-infrared induced absorption peak bathochromically shifted from the first exciton bleach solely to interfacial charge-separated states, while triplet excited-state absorption occurs at higher energy.
Observed stronger spectroscopic signatures for charge-separated and triplet states in the bilayer compared to neat nanotubes, demonstrating interfacial charge recombination that populates spin-polarized triplet states on SWCNTs.

Cite This Study

Romanetz et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9bd3f16b95aff0620eb38f https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.6c01923

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