Issue 9, 2011

Powering reductive charge shift reactions—linking fullerenes of different electron acceptor strength to secure an energy gradient

Abstract

We report here on one of the rare cases that realizes a reductive charge shift from a primary electron acceptor (C60) to a secondary electron acceptor (C70) in a ZnP–C60–C70 conjugate. Initially, charge separation evolves from an excited state electron donor (ZnP). By far the most far reaching benefit from such a reductive pathway is a marked slow down of the energy wasting charge recombination when compared to the ZnP–C60 conjugate (i.e., picoseconds versus nanoseconds).

Graphical abstract: Powering reductive charge shift reactions—linking fullerenes of different electron acceptor strength to secure an energy gradient

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Article information

Article type
Edge Article
Submitted
27 May 2011
Accepted
15 Jun 2011
First published
29 Jun 2011

Chem. Sci., 2011,2, 1677-1681

Powering reductive charge shift reactions—linking fullerenes of different electron acceptor strength to secure an energy gradient

C. Villegas, J. L. Delgado, P. Bouit, B. Grimm, W. Seitz, N. Martín and D. M. Guldi, Chem. Sci., 2011, 2, 1677 DOI: 10.1039/C1SC00331C

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