Phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester
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Phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester |
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| CAS number | 160848-21-5  |
| ChemSpider | 21170152  |
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| Molecular formula | C72H14O2 |
| Molar mass | 910.88 g mol−1 |
| Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa) | |
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PCBM is the common abbreviation for the fullerene derivative [6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester. It is being investigated in organic solar cells.[1]
PCBM is a fullerene derivative of the C60 buckyball that was first synthesized in the 1990s by Fred Wudl's group.[2] It is an electron acceptor material and is often used in plastic solar cells or flexible electronics in conjunction with electron donor materials such as P3HT or other polymers. It is a more practical choice for an electron acceptor when compared with fullerenes because of its solubility in chlorobenzene. This allows for solution processable donor/acceptor mixes, a necessary property for "printable" solar cells. However, considering the cost of fabricating fullerenes, it is not certain that this derivative can be synthesized on a large scale for commercial applications.
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- ^ Björström, Cecilia; Bernasik, Andrzej; Rysz, Jakub; Budkowski, Andrzej; Nilsson, Svante; Svensson, Mattias; Andersson, Mats; Magnusson, Kjell; Moons, Ellen (December 21, 2005). "Multilayer formation in spin-coated thin films of low-bandgap polyfluorene: PCBM blends". Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 17 (50): L529–L534. doi:10.1088/0953-8984/17/50/L01.
- ^ Hummelen, Jan C.; Knight, Brian W.; Lepeq, F.; Wudl, Fred; Yao, Jie; Wilkins, Charles L. (1995). "Preparation and Characterization of Fulleroid and Methanofullerene Derivatives". The Journal of Organic Chemistry 60 (3): 532–538. doi:10.1021/jo00108a012.
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