Photophysics of semiconducting polymer- C60 composites: a comparative study

Abstract Experimental results on the metastable, reversible, ultrafast photoinduced electron transfer between semiconducting, conjugated polymers and Buckminsterfullerene, C 60 , are summarized. The results are discussed in terms of opportunities for solar energy conversion, for photodetector devices and for a variety of other applications which use photoinduced charge separation like in the photosynthesis.