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Journal of Materials Science
Published in: Journal of Materials Science 10/2015

01-05-2015 | Original Paper

Synthesis and characterization of a charm-bracelet-type poly(N-vinylcarbazole)–C60 double-cable polymer

Authors: Alagar Ramar, Ramiah Saraswathi

Published in: Journal of Materials Science | Issue 10/2015

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Abstract

A charm-bracelet-type poly(N -vinylcarbazole) (PVK)–fullerene (C60) donor–acceptor double-cable polymer was synthesized. The covalent attachment of C60 to PVK was confirmed by 1H NMR and FT-IR spectra. Elemental analysis results provided the information that one C60 molecule was present for every seven N-vinylcarbazole units of the polymer corresponding to a fullerene content of 34.76 wt%. The UV–Visible absorption and cyclic voltammetry data indicated that PVK–C60 retained the electronic properties of both PVK and C60. Density functional theory calculations were carried out to determine the LUMO and HOMO energy levels of PVK–C60. The occurrence of photoinduced electron transfer from PVK to C60 was confirmed by photoluminescence techniques. The positioning of the energy levels of PVK–C60 suggests that there is a great scope for achieving a highly efficient molecular heterojunction solar cell with a high open-circuit voltage.
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Metadata
Title
Synthesis and characterization of a charm-bracelet-type poly(N-vinylcarbazole)–C60 double-cable polymer
Authors
Alagar Ramar
Ramiah Saraswathi
Publication date
01-05-2015
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Materials Science / Issue 10/2015
Print ISSN: 0022-2461
Electronic ISSN: 1573-4803
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-015-8936-x

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