Electron Transfer Chemistry of Fullerenes and the Applications

巴克敏斯特富勒烯（C_<60>）的球形结构使这些碳同素异形体成为研究电子转移反应的理想探针，特别是考虑到马库斯的电子转移理论。利用光激发富勒烯（即单线态或三重态激发态）扩大了电子转移反应的范围。这一假设源于富勒烯的激发增强了光激发富勒烯的电子受体和给体能力。本研究重点研究了基态和激发态富勒烯的基本电子转移性质，以及与富勒烯的热、光诱导电子转移反应相关的化学过程，开发了一些涉及富勒烯的氧化还原新工艺。富勒烯及其衍生物在基态和激发态下丰富的氧化还原特性，也使它们成为设计新型人工光合作用系统的重要三维组成部分。

The spherical shape of buckminsterfullerenes (C_<60>) makes these carbon allotropes ideal probes for the investigation of electron transfer reactions, especially in light of aspects regarding the electron transfer theory by Marcus. Using photoexcited fullerenes (i.e., the singlet or triplet excited state) widens the scope of electron transfer reactions. This assumption stems from the fact that excitation of fullerenes enhances both the electron acceptor and the donor ability of the photoexcited fullerenes.This study has focused on both the fundamental electron transfer properties of ground state and excited state fullerenes and the chemical processes associated with the thermal and photoinduced electron transfer reactions of fullerenes to develop a number of new redox processed involving fullerenes. The rich redox properties of fullerenes and their derivatives, in both the ground and excited states, have also rendered them important three-dimensional components for the design of novel artificial photosynthesis systems.