The exciton, an excited electron–hole pair bound by Coulomb attraction, plays a key role in
photophysics of organic molecules and drives practically important phenomena such as …

Functionalized fullerenes have shown interesting biomedical applications as potential
phototherapeutic agents. The hydrophobic carbon sphere of fullerene C 60 can be …

This Account reviews our main achievements in the field of excited-state properties of
fullerene derivatives. The photosensitizing and electron-acceptor features of some relevant …

To characterize fullerenes (C60 and C70) as photosensitizers in biological systems, the
generation of active oxygen species, through energy transfer (singlet oxygen 1O2) and …

Since their first detection and bulk production, the fullerenes have gained a primary role on
the scientific scene, reaching their climax when the 1996 Nobel Prize for Chemistry was …

Achieving efficient solar energy conversion at both large scale and low cost is among the
most important technological challenges for the near future. The present volume describes …

We report herein a comparison of the photophysics of a series of polythiophenes with
ionization potentials ranging from 4.8 to 5.6 eV as pristine films and when blended with 5 …

This review documents the exceptional range of research avenues in supramolecular
fullerene chemistry that have been pursued during the past decade. It illustrates how …

The electro-optical properties of thin films of electron donor− acceptor blends of a fluorene
copolymer (PF10TBT) and a fullerene derivative (PCBM) were studied. Transmission …

Triplet formation by charge recombination is a phenomenon that is encountered in many
fields of the photo-sciences and can be a detrimental unwanted side effect, but can also be …