5CzBN, penta-carbazolylbenzonitrile, is sterically hindered due to the five bulky electron-donating carbazolyl groups on the benzene ring struggling for space. It is a light-blue TADF fluorescence emitter widely used for highly efficient TADF-OLED devices.
General Information
CAS number | n.a. |
Full name | 2,3,4,5,6-penta(carbazol-9-yl)benzonitrile |
Synonyms | 2,3,4,5,6-penta(9H-carbazol-9-yl)benzonitrile |
Chemical formula | C67H40N6 |
Molecular weight | 929.1 g/mol |
Absorption | λmax 325 nm, 348 nm and 420 nm in DCM |
Fluorescene | λem 488 nm in toluene |
HOMO/LUMO | HOMO = 5.55 eV, LUMO = 2.74 eV, T1 = 2.68 eV [1] |
Classification / Family | Carbazole, Phthalonitrile, TADF materials, Blue dopant materials, Sublimed materials |
Product Details
Purity | Sublimed >99.0% (1H NMR) |
Melting point | Tg = 318 °C (lit.) |
Appearance | Yellow powder/crystals |
*Sublimation is a technique used to obtain ultra pure-grade chemicals. For more details about sublimation, please refer to the Sublimed Materials for OLED devices page.
Chemical Structure
Device Structure(s)
Device structure | ITO/HATCN (5 nm)/NPB (30 nm)/TCTA (10 nm)/mCBP:5CzBN (20 wt%) (30 nm)/DpyPA:Liq (1:1, 30 nm)/LiF (0.5 nm)/Al (150 nm) [2] |
Colour | Blue |
Max. EQE | 16.7% |
Max. Power Efficiency | 40.0 Im/W |
Device structure | ITO (100 nm)/HATCN (10 nm)/TrisPCz (30 nm)/mCBP (10 nm)/15wt%-5CzBN:mCBP (30 nm)/T2T (10 nm)/BPyTP2 (40 nm)/LiF (0.8 nm)/Al (100 nm) [3] |
Colour | Blue |
Max. EQE | 18.0% |
Max. Power Efficiency | 49.9 Im/W |
*For chemical structure information, please refer to the cited references.
MSDS Documentation
5CzBN MSDS sheet
Pricing
Grade | Order Code | Quantity | Price |
Sublimed (>99.0% purity) | M2219A1 | 250 mg | £313.00 |
Sublimed (>99.0% purity) | M2219A1 | 500 mg | £533.00 |
Sublimed (>99.0% purity) | M2219A1 | 1 g | £855.00 |
Literature and Reviews
- Recent progress of green thermally activated delayed fluorescent emitters, Y. Im et al., J. Info. Display, 18 (3), 101-117 (2017); DOI: 10.1080/15980316.2017.1333046.
- Sterically shielded blue thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitters with improved efficiency and stability, D. Zhang et al., Mater. Horiz., 3, 145-151 (2016); doi: 10.1039/C5MH00258C.
- Excited state engineering for efficient reverse intersystem crossing, H. Noda et al., Sci. Adv., 4:eaao6910 (2018); DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aao6910.
- Evidence and mechanism of efficient thermally activated delayed fluorescence promoted by delocalized excited states, T. Hosokai et al., Sci. Adv., 3:e160328 (2017); DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1603282.
- Modulation of Förster and Dexter Interactions in Single-Emissive-Layer All-Fluorescent WOLEDs for Improved Efficiency and Extended Lifetime, P. Wei et al., Adv. Funct. Mater., 2019; DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201907083.
- Highly efficient and stable blue thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitters, D. Zhang et al., SPIE (2016); DIO: 10.1117/2.1201611.006797.
- Critical role of intermediate electronic states for spin-flip processes in charge-transfer-type organic molecules with multiple donors and acceptors, H. Noda et al., Nat. Mater., 18(10), 1-7 (2019); DOI: 10.1038/s41563-019-0465-6.
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