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Synfacts 2011(8): 0843-0843  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1260698
Synthesis of Materials and Unnatural Products
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Tuning the Electronic Properties of Fullerene

Contributor(s): Timothy M. Swager, Jan M. Schnorr
A. Varotto, N. D. Treat, J. Jo, C. G. Shuttle, N. A. Batara, F. G. Brunetti, J. H. Seo, M. L. Chabinyc, C. J. Hawker, A. J. Heeger, F. Wudl*
University of California Santa Barbara, USA
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20 July 2011 (online)

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Tuning the electronic properties of fullerene derivatives is an important challenge in organic photovoltaic applications. The authors present a series of 1,4-fullerene derivatives whose first reduction potentials and LUMO energies are significantly shifted compared to PCBM.