A multicomponent molecular approach to artificial photosynthesis–the role of fullerenes and endohedral metallofullerenes

M Rudolf, SV Kirner, DM Guldi - Chemical Society Reviews, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
In this review article, we highlight recent advances in the field of solar energy conversion at
a molecular level. We focus mainly on investigations regarding fullerenes as well as …

Fullerenes–how 25 years of charge transfer chemistry have shaped our understanding of (interfacial) interactions

A Zieleniewska, F Lodermeyer, A Roth… - Chemical Society …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
In this review article, we highlight over 25 years of fullerene research in charge transfer
chemistry. The major thrust of this work is to illustrate interfacial interactions between …

Harnessing the synergistic and complementary properties of fullerene and transition-metal compounds for nanomaterial applications

MA Lebedeva, TW Chamberlain… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
C60 fullerene is an icosahedrally shaped nanosized molecule and is a useful building block
to form various ordered functional nanostructures due to its size, shape, and …

25th anniversary article: 25 years of fullerene research in electron transfer chemistry

S Kirner, M Sekita, DM Guldi - Advanced Materials, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The past 25 years have served as a test bed for exploring the chemistry and physics, in
general, and the electron transfer chemistry, in particular, of low‐dimensional carbon …

Molecular wires–impact of π-conjugation and implementation of molecular bottlenecks

C Schubert, JT Margraf, T Clark, DM Guldi - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
In this review we highlight recent progress in the field of photochemically and thermally
induced electron transport through molecular bridges as integrative parts of electron donor …

Probing charge management across the π-systems of nanographenes in regioisomeric electron donor–acceptor architectures

H Hölzel, P Haines, R Kaur, D Lungerich… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Inspired by light-induced processes in nature to mimic the primary events in the
photosynthetic reaction centers, novel functional materials combine electron donors and …

Colour tuning of blue electroluminescence using bipolar carbazole–oxadiazole molecules in single-active-layer organic light emitting devices (OLEDs)

KE Linton, AL Fisher, C Pearson, MA Fox… - Journal of Materials …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
A synthetically versatile strategy has been employed for luminescence colour tuning in a
new series of bipolar carbazole–2, 5-diaryl-1, 3, 4-oxadiazole hybrid molecules 1–7. Their …

Position-dependent extension of π-conjugation in D-π-A dye sensitizers and the impact on the charge-transfer properties

M Wielopolski, JH Kim, YS Jung, YJ Yu… - The Journal of …, 2013 - ACS Publications
A series of five organic donor-π-bridge-acceptor (D-π-A) sensitizers is investigated within
the context of their photoinduced charge-transfer properties. Thereby, the focus is set on the …

Exponential attenuation of through-bond transmission in a polyene: Theory and potential realizations

Y Tsuji, R Movassagh, S Datta, R Hoffmann - ACS nano, 2015 - ACS Publications
An exponential falloff with separation of electron transfer and transport through molecular
wires is observed and has attracted theoretical attention. In this study, the attenuation of …

Role of the bridge in photoinduced electron transfer in porphyrin–fullerene dyads

B Pelado, F Abou‐Chahine, J Calbo… - … A European Journal, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The role of π‐conjugated molecular bridges in through‐space and through‐bond electron
transfer is studied by comparing two porphyrin–fullerene donor–acceptor (D–A) dyads. One …