Fullerene is a compound made up solely of carbon atoms structured in the form of cages with high symmetry. These compounds present a variety of applications, mainly due to their unique mechanical and electronic properties. ...

The atom transfer radical addition polymerization (ATRAP) of fullerene to give poly(fullerene)s (PFs) for organic electronics is explored. Quantum chemistry maps the expected electronic behavior of PFs with respect to ...

We present a tight-binding parametrization for penta-graphene that correctly describes its electronic band structure and linear optical response. The set of parameters is validated by comparing to ab-initio density functional ...

The development of polymers for optoelectronic applications is an important research area; however, a deeper understanding of the effects induced by mechanical deformations on their intrinsic properties is needed to expand ...

Conjugated polymers are promising organic materials for the development of photovoltaic devices, and the main opto-electronic features are currently under intense study. Concerning the effects induced by disorder effects, ...

Conjugated organic polymers represent an important class of materials for varied technological applications including in active layers of chemical sensors. In this context, polyaniline (PANI) derivatives are promising ...

Recently, the diblock co-oligomers concept, a new design method to obtain conjugated organic compounds for varied applications in photovoltaics was proposed. These materials combines the interesting properties of extended ...