Solvent-free phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) from clathrates: insights for organic photovoltaics from crystal structures and molecular dynamics

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作者
Casalegno, Mose [1 ]
Zanardi, Stefano [2 ]
Frigerio, Francesco [2 ]
Po, Riccardo [3 ]
Carbonera, Chiara [3 ]
Marra, Gianluigi [3 ]
Nicolini, Tommaso [1 ]
Raos, Guido [1 ]
Meille, Stefano Valdo [1 ]
机构
[1] Politecn Milan, Dipartimento Chim Mat & Ingn Chim G Natta, I-20131 Milan, MI, Italy
[2] ENI Refining & Mkt, I-20097 San Donato Milanese, MI, Italy
[3] ENI Ist Donegani, Res Ctr Nonconvent Energies, I-28100 Novara, NO, Italy
关键词
POLYMER SOLAR-CELLS; MORPHOLOGY; BLENDS; METHANOFULLERENE; PERFORMANCE; EFFICIENCY; ENERGY; NANOCRYSTALS; ORGANIZATION; SIMULATIONS;
D O I
10.1039/c3cc40863a
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
The first solvent-free crystal structure of PCBM, an organic semiconductor widely used in solvent-free nanocrystalline films in plastic solar cells, is reported and its relevance to structure-property relationships discussed. The PCBM structure, obtained from o-dichlorobenzene solvates by solvent abstraction, was solved using powder diffraction, demonstrating this possibility for functionalized fullerenes.
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页码:4525 / 4527
页数:3
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