Abstract
The cholesterol-bonded fullerene and porphyrin derivatives were synthesised and characterised. Donor–acceptor thin films were self-assembled through the interaction between cyclodextrin and the cholesterol groups on porphyrin and fullerene derivatives. These uniform films were characterised by ultraviolet–visible and fluorescence spectroscopies. Scanning electron microscopy indicated that the self-assembled film had a chain-like fibre structure with the chains having a diameter of about 50 nm. The intermolecular interaction between chromophores and the formation of complex based on cholesterol and cyclodextrin were proven by the quenching of fluorescence due to the charge transfer from porphyrin moieties to the fullerene units.
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