Energy demands across the globe are rising every year, and the cost of extracting the fossil fuels needed to power those needs are growing as well. Developing more sophisticated means to collect solar energy is an important part of reducing the global need for fossil fuels. Plastic solar cells offer a less expensive alternative to silicon, although they currently do not have the efficiencies needed to be competitive. Our strategy to overcome the inefficiencies of plastic solar cells is to incorporate lead sulfide nanoparticles into the polymer. This will take advantage of lead sulfides ability to generate two excitons from one photon in some situations. 7-{bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-en-2-yl}-7-oxoheptanoic acid <b>(1)</b> contains a functional group that can coordinate with lead sulfide nanoparticles and a polymerisable norbornene moiety. The synthesis and characterization of the nanoparticle coordinated monomer will be presented.

Synthesis of 7-{bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-en-2-yl}-7-oxoheptanoic acid ligand monomer and attachment to lead sulfide nanoparticles

249th National Meeting (2015)

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