| Abstract
| - In this paper, the electrochemical and photophysical properties of two well-solubilized monofunctionalizedmethanofullerene derivatives (TDC60 and TC60) were investigated by cyclic voltammetry, UV−visibleabsorption, and fluorescence spectroscopic methods. These two methanofullerenes show almost the sameelectron acceptor properties. The MEH-PPV/methanofullerene blends were made, and it was found that thephotoluminescence of MEH-PPV could be quenched more efficiently by TDC60. The two methanofullereneswere used to fabricate organic photovoltaic devices by taking MEH-PPV as the electron donor. Although thephotovoltaic properties of the MEH-PPV/methanofullerene devices are better than those of the pristine MEH-PPV, the MEH-PPV/TDC60 device system shows even better performances. Considering the similarities ofthe structures as well as the electron acceptor abilities, the better performance of the MEH-PPV/TDC60photovoltaic device should be due to the better compatibility of TDC60 with MEH-PPV, which was confirmedby AFM investigation.
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