Synthesis of fullerene dimers with controllable length
Fullerenes have attracted interest as materials for next-generation electronic devices. Considerable effort has been focused on the chemical functionalization of fullerenes. Fullerene dimers possess interesting photophysical effects. Herein we present an overview of our efforts on the synthesis and...
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2007
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| Summary: | Fullerenes have attracted interest as materials for next-generation electronic devices. Considerable effort has been focused on the chemical functionalization of fullerenes. Fullerene dimers possess interesting photophysical effects. Herein we present an overview of our efforts on the synthesis and characterization of different types of fullerene dimers such as directly bonded dimers, a short chain C-60 dimer and other dimers with bridge molecules of varying length. By choosing the bridge-molecule one can control the interfullerene spacing and thus tune the electronic interaction between the fullerenes. (c) 2007 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH and Co. KGaA, Weinheim. |
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