Synthesis of C 60-containing polymers by ring-opening metathesis co-polymerization of a C 60-cyclopentadiene cycloadduct and n-(cycloheptyl)-endo-norbornene-5, 6-dicarboximide and their application in a photovoltaic device

Messai A. Mamo; Flavio S. Freitas; Roy P. Forbes; Robert S. Black; Ana F. Nogueira; Willem A.L. Van Otterlo; Neil J. Coville

doi:10.1080/1536383X.2011.597009

Synthesis of C ₆₀-containing polymers by ring-opening metathesis co-polymerization of a C ₆₀-cyclopentadiene cycloadduct and n-(cycloheptyl)-endo-norbornene-5, 6-dicarboximide and their application in a photovoltaic device

Messai A. Mamo, Flavio S. Freitas, Roy P. Forbes, Robert S. Black, Ana F. Nogueira, Willem A.L. Van Otterlo, Neil J. Coville

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Abstract

A C ₆₀-cyclopentadiene cycloadduct and N-(cycloheptyl)-endo- norbornene-5,6- dicarboximide were utilized as co-monomers in ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) reactions to afford a series of polymers containing C ₆₀ in varying ratios. The polymerization reactions were catalyzed by the Grubbs second-generation ruthenium catalyst, and the co-polymers formed were investigated by spectroscopic and thermal techniques. The photovoltaic behavior of the new materials was studied by the construction of a simple sandwich-type photovoltaic cell. Under irradiation we concluded that the C ₆₀ in the copolymers simultaneously accelerated both the charge separation in the polymer and the charge recombination between the electrons in the TiO2 and the electrolyte.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	198-212
Number of pages	15
Journal	Fullerenes Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures
Volume	21
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/1536383X.2011.597009
Publication status	Published - 2013
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Cis-5-norbornene-endo-2,3-heptyl imide
Cycloadduct
Dye-sensitized solar cell
Fullerene
ROMP

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
General Materials Science
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
Organic Chemistry

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Mamo, M. A., Freitas, F. S., Forbes, R. P., Black, R. S., Nogueira, A. F., Van Otterlo, W. A. L., & Coville, N. J. (2013). Synthesis of C ₆₀-containing polymers by ring-opening metathesis co-polymerization of a C ₆₀-cyclopentadiene cycloadduct and n-(cycloheptyl)-endo-norbornene-5, 6-dicarboximide and their application in a photovoltaic device. Fullerenes Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures, 21(3), 198-212. https://doi.org/10.1080/1536383X.2011.597009

Mamo, Messai A. ; Freitas, Flavio S. ; Forbes, Roy P. et al. / Synthesis of C ₆₀-containing polymers by ring-opening metathesis co-polymerization of a C ₆₀-cyclopentadiene cycloadduct and n-(cycloheptyl)-endo-norbornene-5, 6-dicarboximide and their application in a photovoltaic device. In: Fullerenes Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures. 2013 ; Vol. 21, No. 3. pp. 198-212.

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