Electron transfer and energy transfer reactions in photoexcited a-nonathiophene/C60 films and solutions

Photoexcitation of a nonathiophene in film or solution across the p-p* energy gap produces a metastable triplet state. In the presence of C60, on the other hand, an ultra fast electron transfer from the photoexcited nonathiophene onto C60 is observed in films, whereas in solution C60 is involved in an efficient energy transfer reaction with the triplet-state nonathiophene.