title: Synthesis and photophysical properties of electron-rich perylenediimide-fullerene dyad.
abstract: An electron-rich perylenediimide-C60 dyad has been prepared to explore a new type of donor-acceptor system. Time-resolved absorption measurements in benzonitrile revealed unambiguous evidence for the formation of a charge-separated state consisting of perylene diimide radical cation and C60 radical anion via photoinduced electron transfer, showing a new class of artificial photosynthetic models in terms of charge separation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shibano
authors.forename: Tomokazu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Umeyama
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matano
authors.forename: Nikolai V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Tkachenko
authors.forename: Helge
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lemmetyinen
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Imahori