Abstract
We report the results of an experimental and theoretical study of structure formation in mixtures of phenyl-C71-butyric acid methyl ester (PC71BM) with high boiling octane based solvent additives 1,8-octanedithiol (ODT), 1,8-dibromooctane, and 1,8-diiodooctane obtained by evaporation of a host-solvent (chlorobenzene). Experimental studies by DSC, SAXS and WAXS methods found evidence of crystallization of fullerenes in the presence of the high boiling additives in the mixtures. A molecular dynamics simulation of a PC71BM/ODT mixture revealed the self-assembly of fullerenes into sponge-like network structures.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 810-814 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Soft Matter |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 28 Jan 2021 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Chemistry
- Condensed Matter Physics