%0 Journal Article %J Materials & Design %D 2016 %T "Click" polymerization: a convenient strategy to prepare designer fullerene materials %A Krishnamurthy, Munusamy %A Krishnamoorthy, Kothandam %A Arulkashmir, Arulraj %A Raghavendra, V. %A Murali, Adhigan %A Jaisankar, Sellamuthu N. %A Murugan, P. %A Gurusamy-Thangavelu, Senthil A. %A Nasar, A. Sultan %A Mandal, Asit Baran %A Samanta, Debasis %X "Click" polymeric assemblies of fullerenes, thiophenes and aryl compounds were prepared for the first time to study their spectroscopic/chemical/electronic characteristics and possible applications in photovoltaic cells. The GPC and NMR spectroscopic data confirmed a moderate to high degree of polymerization while microscopic pictures showed well-defined arrangements of fullerenes. The FTIR studies indicated that the product is free from starting azide materials, whereas thermogravimetric analysis data suggested a good stability. Band gap of the material was determined using UV-Vis spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetric techniques and compared with computational investigation. The fullerene copolymer was fabricated as acceptor material in a bulk heterojunction photovoltaic cell. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. %B Materials & Design %V 108 %P 34-41 %8 OCT %G eng %3 Foreign %4 3.997 %R 10.1016/j.matdes.2016.06.059