Issue 40, 2013

A pyridine-functionalized pyrazolinofullerene used as a buffer layer in polymer solar cells

Abstract

A pyridine-functionalized pyrazolinofullerene (1) was synthesized in 42% yield via an improved one-pot reaction of C60, 3,6-di(2-pyridyl)-1,2,4,5-tetrazine, and water. The structure of 1 was unambiguously determined by X-ray diffraction of its single crystal. Due to the coordination capability of the functional groups on fullerene, compound 1 was used as a buffer layer to modify ZnO in inverted polymer solar cells. The power conversion efficiency was improved from 3.65% to 4.18% for inverted P3HT:PC61BM solar cells.

Graphical abstract: A pyridine-functionalized pyrazolinofullerene used as a buffer layer in polymer solar cells

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
12 Aug 2013
Accepted
03 Sep 2013
First published
03 Sep 2013

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2013,15, 17076-17078

A pyridine-functionalized pyrazolinofullerene used as a buffer layer in polymer solar cells

P. Yang, S. Chen, Y. Liu, Z. Xiao and L. Ding, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2013, 15, 17076 DOI: 10.1039/C3CP53426J

To request permission to reproduce material from this article, please go to the Copyright Clearance Center request page.

If you are an author contributing to an RSC publication, you do not need to request permission provided correct acknowledgement is given.

If you are the author of this article, you do not need to request permission to reproduce figures and diagrams provided correct acknowledgement is given. If you want to reproduce the whole article in a third-party publication (excluding your thesis/dissertation for which permission is not required) please go to the Copyright Clearance Center request page.

Read more about how to correctly acknowledge RSC content.

Social activity

Spotlight

Advertisements