Electron-donor function of methanofullerenes in donor-acceptor bulk heterojunction systems

Yutaka Ie; Makoto Karakawa; Seihou Jinnai; Hiroyuki Yoshida; Akinori Saeki; Shu Seki; Shunsuke Yamamoto; Hideo Ohkita; Yoshio Aso

doi:10.1039/c4cc00940a

Electron-donor function of methanofullerenes in donor-acceptor bulk heterojunction systems

Chem Commun (Camb). 2014 Apr 21;50(31):4123-5. doi: 10.1039/c4cc00940a.

Authors

Yutaka Ie¹, Makoto Karakawa, Seihou Jinnai, Hiroyuki Yoshida, Akinori Saeki, Shu Seki, Shunsuke Yamamoto, Hideo Ohkita, Yoshio Aso

Affiliation

¹ The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research (ISIR), Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan. yutakaie@sanken.osaka-u.ac.jp aso@sanken.osaka-u.ac.jp.

PMID: 24623085
DOI: 10.1039/c4cc00940a

Abstract

Electron-donor function of methanofullerenes (MFs) in bulk heterojunction systems is demonstrated by the combination of MFs with the electron-transporting π-system that has a much higher electron affinity than MFs.