The electrical and structural behavior of uniformly mixed films of boron subphthalocyanine chloride (SubPc) and C60 and their performance in organic photovoltaic cells is explored. Device performance shows a strong dependence on active-layer donor–acceptor composition, and peak efficiency is realized at 80 wt.% C60. The origin of this C60-rich optimum composition is elucidated in terms of morph...

In this study, we present the use of C60 as an active spacer material on a silver (Ag) based surface plasmon coupled emission (SPCE) platform. In addition to its primary role of protecting the Ag thin film from oxidation, the incorporation of C60 facilitated the achievement of a 30-fold enhancement in the emission intensity of rhodamine B (RhB) fluorophore. The high signal yield was attributed ...

We demonstrate vibrational cooling of anions via collisions with a background gas in an ion trap attached to a cryogenically controlled cold head (10-400 K). Photoelectron spectra of vibrationally cold C60(-) anions, produced by electrospray ionization and cooled in the cold ion trap, have been obtained. Relative to spectra taken at room temperature, vibrational hot bands are completely elimina...

We demonstrate the charge state of C60 on a Cu(111) surface can be made optimal, i.e., forming C60(3-) as required for superconductivity in bulk alkali-doped C60, purely through interface reconstruction rather than with foreign dopants. We link the origin of the C60(3-) charge state to a reconstructed interface with ordered (4x4) 7-atom vacancy holes in the surface. In contrast, C60 adsorbed on...

A simple lithiation reaction was developed to covalently attach monosubstituted C60 onto graphene nanosheets. Detailed spectroscopic (e.g., Fourier transform infrared, Raman) analyses indicated that C60 molecules were covalently attached onto the graphene surface through monosubstitution. Transmission electron microscopic (TEM) observation revealed that these monosubstituted C60 moieties acted ...

A series of sphere-rod shape amphiphiles, in which a [60]fullerene (C60) sphere was connected to the center of an oligofluorene (OF) rod through a rigid linkage (OF-C60), were designed and synthesized. Alkyl chains of various lengths were attached onto the OFs on both sides of the C60 spheres. These compounds, denoted as alkyl-OF-C60, were fully characterized by (1)H NMR, (13)C NMR, and FTIR sp...

Lithium fluoride (LiF) is an efficient and widely used cathode buffer layer (CBL) in bulk heterojunction polymer solar cells (PSCs). The LiF thickness is normally limited to 1 nm due to its insulting property. Such small thickness is difficult to precise control during thermal deposition, and more importantly, 1-nm-thick LiF cannot provide sufficient protection for the underlying active layer. ...

We have performed molecular dynamics simulations of atomistic models of C60 molecules and DMPC bilayer membranes to study the static and dynamic effects of carbon nanoparticles on biological membranes. All four C60-membrane systems were investigated representing dilute and concentrated solutions of C60 residing either inside or outside the membrane. The concentrated C60 molecules in water phase...

The effect of a water-soluble malonic acid derivative of carboxyfullerence (C60) against Escherichia coli-induced meningitis was tested. C60 can protect the mice from E. coli-induced death in a dose-dependent manner. C60 administered intraperitoneally as late as 9 h after E. coli injection was still protective. The C60-treated mice had less tumor necrosis factor alpha and interleukin-1beta prod...

The electrical resistance of thin silver films deposited on C60 crystals shows anomalies near 261, 240, and 100 K. These temperatures coincide, respectively, with the bulk rotational, surface rotational, and quenched disorder structural phase transitions of crystalline C60. Films of other metals on C60 show similar behavior. Our findings demonstrate that thin metal film overlayers are sensitive...