Functional 2-benzyl-1,2-dihydro[60]fullerenes as acceptors for organic photovoltaics: Facile synthesis and high photovoltaic performances

Shirong Lu; Tienan Jin; Takeshi Yasuda; Ashraful Islam; Md Akhtaruzzaman; Liyuan Han; Khalid A. Alamry; Samia A. Kosa; Abdullah Mohamed Asiri; Yoshinori Yamamoto

doi:10.1016/j.tet.2012.11.099

Functional 2-benzyl-1,2-dihydro[60]fullerenes as acceptors for organic photovoltaics: Facile synthesis and high photovoltaic performances

Shirong Lu, Tienan Jin, Takeshi Yasuda, Ashraful Islam, Md Akhtaruzzaman, Liyuan Han, Khalid A. Alamry, Samia A. Kosa, Abdullah Mohamed Asiri, Yoshinori Yamamoto

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A new series of functional 2-benzyl-1,2-dihydro[60]fullerenes, BnHCs, were synthesized efficiently via co-catalyzed selective monofunctionalization of C₆₀ with functional benzyl bromides. Photophysical and electrochemical properties of the new BnHCs were investigated. PSCs based on 2-MeO-4-CO₂Me-BnHC as new acceptor and P3HT as donor showed a power conversion efficiency of 3.75%, which is comparable to that of PC₆₁BM under the same device conditions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1302-1306
Number of pages	5
Journal	Tetrahedron
Volume	69
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2012.11.099
Publication status	Published - 2013 Jan 28

Keywords

Catalytic synthesis
Fullerene acceptor
Mono-functional benzyl
Polymer solar cells
Power conversion efficiency

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Organic Chemistry

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