Control over Tuning Fullerene Microcrystals by Means of Engineering Charge-Transfer Interactions.

Multifunctional fullerene microcrystals have been prepared by the involvement of water in the liquid-liquid interfacial precipitation. The resulting microcrystals were characterized microscopically and spectroscopically. The role of water in engineering charge-transfer interactions between fullerenes and electron-donating solvents has been corroborated through thermogravimetric and transient absorption spectroscopy analyses.