Poly(N,N"-bis-4-butylphenyl-N,N"-bisphenyl)benzidine, also known as polyTPD, is an excellent hole transport layer material used in photovoltaics such as perovskite solar cells. It has also proven polyTPD is a promising candidate HTL in multilayer WPLEDs because its HOMO level 5.2 eV is very close to the work function of the indium tin oxide ITO/PEDOT:PSS anode.
As the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) of polyTPD matches well with the VB of the perovskite, which allows for a good transport of holes towards the polyTPD, it is a popular semiconducting material candidate that is used in the HTL of the perovskite structures. And also as the LUMO of polyTPD is significantly closer to vacuum compared with that of the perovskite CB, polyTPD efficiently blocks the flow of electrons [5].
Like PTAA, polyTPD is one of the family members of poly(triaryl)amines.
General Information
CAS number | 472960-35-3 |
Chemical formula | (C22H21N)n |
Molecular weight | See batch information below |
HOMO / LUMO | HOMO 5.2 eV LUMO 2.3 eV [1] |
Recommended solvents | Toluene, THF, Chloroform, Chlorobenzene |
Synonyms | Poly[N,N’-bis(4-butylphenyl)-N,N’-bisphenylbenzidine] Poly(4-butylphenyldiphenylamine), polytpd |
Classification / Family | Poly(triarylamines), Organic semiconducting materials, Hole transport layer materials (HTL), Electron block layer material (EBL), Organic Photovoltaics, Polymer Solar Cells, Light-emitting Diodes, Quantun Dot Light-emitting Diodes, OFETs and Perovskite hole transport layer materials. |
Chemical Structure
Device Structure(s)
Device structure | ITO/PEDOT:PSS/PVK:polyTPD (1:1 wt%) 50 nm/PFO:MEH-PPV*(95.5:0.5 wt%) 70 nm/Ca/Al [4] |
Colour | White |
Max. Luminance | ~ 5,000 cd/m2 |
Max. Current Efficiency | 3.15 cd/A |
Device structure | ITO/P(VDF-TrFE-CFE) (1000 nm)/poly-TPD:F4TCNQ (7%, 70 nm)/ PVK:OXD-7:Ir(ppy)3 (150 nm)/TmPyPB (40 nm)/LiF (1 nm)/Al (150 nm) [7] |
Colour | Green |
Max. Luminance | 13,800 cd/m2 |
Max. Current Efficiency | 76.2 cd/A |
Max. Power Efficiency | 17.1 lm W−1 |
Device structure | ITO/PEDOT:PSS (30 nm)/poly-TPD(40 nm)/ DNA-CTMA*(20 nm)/ PFO:MEH-PPV (70 nm)/Cs2CO3(1 – 2 nm)/Al [2] |
Colour | White |
Max. Luminance | 10,500 cd/m2 |
Max. Current Efficiency | 10 cd/A |
*For chemical structure informations please refer to the cited references
Device structure | ITO/polyTPD/CH3NH3PbI3/ PCBM/C60/BCP/Ag [6] | ITO/PEDOT:PSS/CH3NH3PbI3/ PCBM/C60/BCP/Ag [6] |
JSC (mA cm-2) | 22.0 | 11.3 |
VOC (V) | 1.0 (1.1a) | 0.79 |
FF (%) | 69.7 | 62.7 |
PCE (best) | 15.3 | 5.58 |
PolyTPD as a HTL to compare with PDOT:PSS a) 1.0 V in the supporting information and 1.1 V in the body txt of the cited lit. [6]
MSDS Documentation
PolyTPD MSDS sheet
Pricing
Batch | Quantity | Price |
M524/M0521A1 | 100 mg | £189.00 |
M524/M0521A1 | 250 mg | £378.00 |
M524/M0521A1 | 500 mg | £616.00 |
M524/M0521A1 | 1 g | £977.00 |
Batch information
Batch | Mw | Mn | PDI | Stock info |
M521 | 100-150 kDa | Discontinued | ||
M522 | 44,797 | 25,374 | 1.77 | Discontinued |
M523 | 80,000 | 22,900 | 3.5 | Discontinued |
M524 | 52,000 | 20,800 | 2.5 | Discontinued |
M0521A1 | 15,000 | 6,000 | 2.5 | In Stock |
Literature and Reviews
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- Multilayer white polymer light-emitting diodes with deoxyribonucleic acid-cetyltrimetylammonium complex as a hole-transporting/electronblocking layer, Q. Sun et al., Appl. Phys. Lett., 92, 251108 (2008); doi: 10.1063/1.2948864.
- Electro-optics of perovskite solar cells, Q. Lin et al., Nat. Photonics, 9, 106–112 (2015); doi:10.1038/nphoton.2014.284.
- Enhanced performance of white polymer light-emitting diodes using polymer blends as hole-transporting layers, Q. Sun et al., Appl. Phys. Lett., 89, 153501 (2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2360248.
- Perovskite solar cells employing organic charge-transport layers, O. Malinkiewicz et al., Nat. Photonics 8, 128–132 (2014); doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.341.
- High-Efficiency Solution-Processed Planar Perovskite Solar Cells with a Polymer Hole Transport Layer, D. Zhao et al., Adv. Energy Mater., 5, 1401855 (2015); DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201401855.
- Solution-Processed Highly Efficient Alternating CurrentDriven Field-Induced Polymer Electroluminescent Devices Employing High- k Relaxor Ferroelectric Polymer Dielectric, Y. Chen et al., Adv. Funct. Mater., 24, 1501–1508 (2014); DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201302587.
- Pure Formamidinium-Based Perovskite Light-Emitting Diodes with High Efficiency and Low Driving Voltage, L. Meng et al., Adv. Mater., 29, 1603826 (2017); DOI: 10.1002/adma.201603826.
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