Issue 21, 2014

A versatile approach for creating hybrid semiconducting polymer–fullerene architectures for organic electronics

Abstract

A novel methodology, through which fullerenes are effectively introduced directly onto semiconducting species, is presented herein. Electron accepting perfluorophenyl-quinolines either as small molecules, as homopolymers, or as random copolymers with regioregular poly(3-alkyl thiophene), have been synthesized and further employed for the preparation of hybrid materials with C60 or PCBM. More specifically, via this route one of the fluorine atoms of the perfluorophenyl ring is transformed into an azide that undergoes [3+2]-cycloaddition onto the fullerene's surface, producing 1,6-azo bridged carbon nanostructure–organic semiconducting hybrids.

Graphical abstract: A versatile approach for creating hybrid semiconducting polymer–fullerene architectures for organic electronics

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
11 Feb 2014
Accepted
11 Mar 2014
First published
17 Mar 2014

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2014,2, 8110-8117

A versatile approach for creating hybrid semiconducting polymer–fullerene architectures for organic electronics

S. Kakogianni, S. N. Kourkouli, A. K. Andreopoulou and J. K. Kallitsis, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2014, 2, 8110 DOI: 10.1039/C4TA00741G

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