title: Rates and energetics of intramolecular electron transfer processes in conjugated metallofullerenes.
abstract: In this paper, we report on the design, redox potentials, excited state energies and radical ion pair state energies in electron donor-acceptor conjugates comprising the electron-donating π-extended tetrathiafulvalene and several electron-accepting fullerenes. To this end, we contrast an empty fullerene, that is, C₆₀, with two endohedral metallofullerenes, that is, open-shell La@C₈₂ and closed-shell La₂@C₈₀, in terms of charge separation and charge recombination dynamics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, and Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials (ICMM), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Egerlandstrasse 3, 91058 Erlangen, Germany.
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schubert
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rudolf
authors.forename: Dirk M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Guldi
authors.forename: Yuta
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takano
authors.forename: Naomi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mizorogi
authors.forename: M Ángeles
authors.initials: MÁ
authors.lastname: Herranz
authors.forename: Nazario
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Martín
authors.forename: Shigeru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nagase
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Akasaka
keywords: electron transfer; fullerene; metallofullerene