Unraveling factors leading to efficient norbornadiene–quadricyclane molecular solar-thermal energy storage systems

• DOI: 10.1039/c7ta04259k
• Publication Date: 2017-05-22T09:54:26Z
• Authors: Kjell Jorner; Ambra Dreos; Rikard Emanuelsson; Ouissam El Bakouri; Ignacio Fdez. Galván; Karl Börjesson; Ferran Feixas; Roland Lindh; Burkhard Zietz; Kasper Moth-Poulsen; Henrik Ottosson
• Keywords: Quadricyclane; Thermal Stability

Increased steric bulk in norbornadienes with application solar energy storage leads to higher quantum yields, red-shifted absorption and thermal stability.