A general approach to non-fullerene electron acceptors based on the corannulene motif

• Main Authors: Barát, Viktor, Budanović, Maja, Halilovic, Dzeneta, Huh, June, Webster, Richard David, Mahadevegowda, Surendra Hittanahalli, Stuparu, Mihaiela Corina
• Other Authors: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Science::Chemistry; Corannulene; Fullerene
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/150312
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Here, we show that oxidation of exo-cyclic sulfur atoms enhances the molecular reduction potential of non-planar polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and allows for a systematic bridging of the electron affinity gap between corannulene, a fragment of fullerene C₆₀, and the prevalent fullerene-based elec...