{"id":640,"date":"2023-08-01T12:20:08","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T17:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solarischem.com\/procurement\/?post_type=product&#038;p=640"},"modified":"2026-05-08T08:22:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T13:22:12","slug":"tris-pcbm-sol5063-fullerene-acceptor","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/solarischem.com\/procurement\/tris-pcbm-sol5063-fullerene-acceptor\/","title":{"rendered":"Tris-PCBM"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Tris-PCBM \u2013 SOL5063<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>CAS: N\/A<\/h3>\n<div class=\"\">Tris-PCBM is a derivative of Fullerene C60 with a LUMO level closer to the vacuum, resulting in a potential reduction in energetic losses associated with electron transfers from the donor material, providing a potential Voc increase in blends of donor:fullerene-based OPV systems.<\/div>\n<p>Used as an electron acceptor from Donor materials such as\u00a0<wbr \/><a href=\"https:\/\/solarischem.com\/procurement\/product\/p3ht\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">P3HT<\/a>\u00a0<wbr \/>(SOL4106),\u00a0<wbr \/><a href=\"https:\/\/solarischem.com\/procurement\/product\/pcdtbt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PCDTBT<\/a>\u00a0<wbr \/>(SOL4280), or\u00a0<wbr \/>PTB7\u00a0<wbr \/>(SOL4700) to make high Open Circuit Voltage (Voc), high Power\u00a0<wbr \/>Conversion Efficiency (PCE) bulk heterojunction solar cells, &gt;99.9% [6,6] isomerized.. Available for large-scale projects.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5\">The <b data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"4\">Tris-PCBM (SOL5063)<\/b>, or tris[60]PCBM, is a highly functionalized C60 fullerene derivative representing the frontier in energy level engineering for organic photovoltaics (OPV). As a leading manufacturer of advanced electronic materials, Solaris Chem provides the <b data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"267\">SOL5063<\/b> specifically for researchers aiming to minimize charge transfer energy losses and reach the theoretical limits of Open Circuit Voltage (<span class=\"math-inline\" data-math=\"V_{oc}\" data-index-in-node=\"411\">Voc<\/span>).<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6\">Unlike standard PC61BM (mono-adduct) or even Bis-PCBM, the <b data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"59\">Tris-PCBM<\/b> incorporates three functional groups onto the carbon cage. This significantly alters its optoelectronic properties and its behavior within the active layer of organic electronic devices.<\/p>\n<h2 data-path-to-node=\"7\">The Tris-Adduct Advantage: Elevating the LUMO Level<\/h2>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8\">The primary technical motivation for implementing <b data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"50\">SOL5063<\/b> in a device architecture is the precise manipulation of the LUMO (Lowest Unoccupied Molecular Orbital) level.<\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"9\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Reduction of Energetic Losses:<\/b> In organic photovoltaics, each adduct added to the C60 cage pushes the LUMO energy level closer to the vacuum. Tris-PCBM features a LUMO level of <b data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"177\"><span class=\"math-inline\" data-math=\"-3.6 eV\" data-index-in-node=\"177\">-3.6 eV<\/span><\/b>, which is significantly higher than that of standard PC61BM (<span class=\"math-inline\" data-math=\"\\approx -3.9 eV\" data-index-in-node=\"246\">approx -3.9 eV<\/span>).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Voltage Maximization:<\/b> The <span class=\"math-inline\" data-math=\"V_{oc}\" data-index-in-node=\"26\">$V_{oc}$<\/span> of a solar cell is intrinsically linked to the energetic offset between the HOMO of the donor polymer and the LUMO of the fullerene acceptor. By elevating the LUMO with Tris-PCBM, the voltage potential of the cell is directly increased.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Ideal for Wide-Bandgap Donors:<\/b> It is particularly effective when paired with donor materials that exhibit deep HOMO levels, where conventional acceptors would otherwise lead to excessive voltage drops.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 data-path-to-node=\"10\">Applications and Compatibility in OPV Systems<\/h2>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"11\">The <b data-path-to-node=\"11\" data-index-in-node=\"4\">Tris-PCBM (SOL5063)<\/b> is a critical component in studies of energetic disorder and charge transport (as documented by Nelson et al.). It is a key material for:<\/p>\n<ol start=\"1\" data-path-to-node=\"12\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"12,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"12,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Bulk Heterojunction (BHJ) Solar Cells:<\/b> Where fine-tuning the energetic cascade is required to maximize overall power conversion efficiency (PCE).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"12,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"12,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Tandem Cell Architectures:<\/b> Acting as a selective acceptor to optimize the performance of specific sub-cells.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"12,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"12,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Photophysics Research:<\/b> Used to study exciton dynamics and charge recombination at organic interfaces.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"13\">This material offers exceptional synergy with common donor polymers available at Solaris Chem:<\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"14\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"14,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"14,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">P3HT (SOL4106):<\/b> To achieve higher voltages in the classic reference architecture.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"14,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"14,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">PCDTBT (SOL4280):<\/b> Optimized for maximizing performance in high-stability device architectures.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"14,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"14,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">PTB7 (SOL4700):<\/b> Ideal for research into inverted architectures aiming to break efficiency records.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Choose between:<br class=\"\" \/><br class=\"\" \/>Grade &gt; 99.50% (SOL5063A)<\/p>\n<p>Grade &gt; 99.90% (SOL5063B)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Safety Data Sheet<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0&#8211; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/solarischem.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/SDS-SOL5063_april-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SDS-SOL5063<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"yikes-custom-woo-tab-title yikes-custom-woo-tab-title-technical-data-sheet\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Technical Data Sheet<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<table class=\"style-1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Acronyms:<\/td>\n<td>Tris PC63BM \u00a0\u2013\u00a0tris[60]PCBM \u2013 tris-PCBM, PC60BM\u00a0trisadduct<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chemical Name:<\/td>\n<td>Tris(1-[3-(methoxycarbonyl) propyl]-1-phenyl)-[6.6]C63 ; [6.6] triphenyl C63 tris(butyric acid methyl ester)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>CAS#<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"TextRun BCX2 SCXW105921500\" lang=\"ES-ES\" xml:lang=\"ES-ES\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX2 SCXW105921500\">N\/A<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Color and Texture:<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"TextRun BCX2 SCXW83686718\" lang=\"ES-ES\" xml:lang=\"ES-ES\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"SpellingError BCX2 SCXW83686718\">black to brown powder<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Molecular Weight:<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"TextRun BCX2 SCXW43533901\" lang=\"ES-ES\" xml:lang=\"ES-ES\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX2 SCXW43533901\">1,291.24<\/span><\/span>\u00a0g\/mol<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Absorption, \u03bbmax (Media):<\/td>\n<td>N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table class=\"style-1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Emission, \u03bbmax (Media):<\/td>\n<td>N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>HOMO (eV):<\/td>\n<td>\u2013 5.5 eV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>LUMO (eV):<\/td>\n<td>\u2013 3.6 eV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Melting point (\u00b0C):<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"TextRun BCX2 SCXW98994228\" lang=\"ES-ES\" xml:lang=\"ES-ES\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX2 SCXW98994228\">&gt; 300 \u00b0C (&gt; 572 \u00b0F)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Solubility (Solvent):<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"TextRun BCX2 SCXW202186250\" lang=\"ES-ES\" xml:lang=\"ES-ES\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"SpellingError BCX2 SCXW202186250\">Chloroform<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX2 SCXW202186250\">, <\/span><span class=\"SpellingError BCX2 SCXW202186250\">chlorobenzene<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX2 SCXW202186250\">, <\/span><span class=\"SpellingError BCX2 SCXW202186250\">toluene<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX2 SCXW202186250\">, <\/span><span class=\"SpellingError BCX2 SCXW202186250\">xylenes<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Other:<\/td>\n<td>N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>References:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><i class=\"\">\u201cEnergetic Disorder in Higher Fullerene Adducts:\u00a0A Quantum Chemical and Voltammetric\u00a0Study\u201d<\/i>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jarvist Moore Frost, Mark Anton Faist, and Jenny Nelson<\/p>\n<p>Adv. 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The specifications and structures do not guarantee any product\u2019s suitability for the client\u2019s applications or uses.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h5><strong>SOL5063<\/strong><\/h5>\n<div class=\"\">Tris-PCBM is a derivative of Fullerene C60 with a LUMO level closer to the vacuum, resulting in a potential reduction in energetic losses associated with electron transfers from the donor material, providing a potential Voc increase in blends of donor:fullerene-based OPV systems.<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">Used as an electron acceptor from Donor materials such as\u00a0<wbr \/><a href=\"https:\/\/solarischem.com\/procurement\/product\/p3ht\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">P3HT<\/a>\u00a0<wbr \/>(SOL4106),\u00a0<wbr \/><a href=\"https:\/\/solarischem.com\/procurement\/product\/pcdtbt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PCDTBT\u00a0<\/a><wbr \/>(SOL4280), or\u00a0<wbr \/>PTB7\u00a0<wbr \/>(SOL4700) to make high Open Circuit Voltage (Voc), high Power\u00a0<wbr \/>Conversion Efficiency (PCE) bulk heterojunction solar cells, &gt;99.9% [6,6] isomerized.<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4503,"template":"","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","content-type":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[17,18],"product_tag":[19,20],"class_list":{"0":"post-640","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-c60-and-derivatives","7":"product_cat-fullerenes","8":"product_tag-featured-fullerenes","9":"product_tag-featured-perovskites","11":"first","12":"instock","13":"taxable","14":"shipping-taxable","15":"product-type-variable"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/solarischem.com\/procurement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/640","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/solarischem.com\/procurement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/solarischem.com\/procurement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solarischem.com\/procurement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4503"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/solarischem.com\/procurement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solarischem.com\/procurement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=640"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solarischem.com\/procurement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=640"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solarischem.com\/procurement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}