Term: triplet-triplet annihilation
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.T06505

Definition:
Two atoms or molecular entities both in a triplet state often interact (usually upon collision) to produce one atom or molecular entity in an excited singlet state and another in its ground singlet state. This is often, but not always, followed by delayed fluorescence.

Related Terms:
1) annihilation (<em>in radiochemistry, in photochemistry</em>) (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00366).
2) spin conservation rule (<em>in radiochemistry, in photochemistry</em>) (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05862).
3) triplet state (<em>in radiochemistry, in photochemistry</em>) (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.T06503).
4) singlet state (<em>in radiochemistry, in photochemistry</em>) (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05699).
5) delayed fluorescence (<em>in radiochemistry, in photochemistry</em>) (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.D01579).

Source: PAC, 1996, 68, 2223. 'Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2281 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122223)

Citation: 'triplet-triplet annihilation' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.T06505

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