ZADN

CAS Number 561064-11-7

Charge Transport Layer Materials, Electron Transport Layer Materials, High Purity Sublimed Materials, Materials, OLED Materials, Semiconducting Molecules, TADF Materials

MSDS

ZADN, 2-[4-(9,10-Di-naphthalen-2-yl-anthracen-2-yl)-phenyl]-1-phenyl-1H-benzoimidazole, is a family member of anthracene. It has been extensively explored and tested for applications in photochromic chemistry and OLED devices.

ZADN is widely used as an electron-transport layer material (ETL) and hole-blocking layer material (HBL) for organic electronic devices.

General Information

CAS number	561064-11-7
Chemical formula	C₅₃H₃₄N₂
Molecular weight	698.85 g/mol
Absorption	No data available
Fluorescence	No data available
HOMO/LUMO	HOMO = -6.0 eV, LUMO = -2.9 eV [1]
Synonyms	2-[4-(9,10-Di-naphthalen-2-yl-anthracen-2-yl)-phenyl]-1-phenyl-1H-benzoimidazole
Classification / Family	Electron transport layer (ETL) materials, Solution-processed OLED materials, TADF materials, PHOLEDs, OPV, Sublimed materials

Product Details

Purity	>99.0% (sublimed)
Melting Point	No data available
Colour	Light yellow powder

*Sublimation is a technique used to obtain ultra pure-grade chemicals. For more details about sublimation, please refer to the Sublimed Materials.

Chemical Structure

Device Structure(s)

Device structure	ITO (50 nm)/DNTPD (40 nm)/BPBPA (10 nm)/PCZAC (10 nm)/mCBP:DBFTrz:Ir(CNpi)₃ (50:50:5) (30 nm)/DBFTrz (5 nm)/ZADN (20 nm)/LiF (1.5 nm)/Al (200 nm) [2]
Colour	Blue
Max. Current Efficiency	34.8 cd/A
Max. Power Efficiency	23.2 lm W⁻¹
Max. EQE	18.0%

Device structure	ITO (50 nm)/DNTPD (40 nm)/BPBPA (10 nm)/PCZAC (10 nm)/mCBP:DBFTrz:(Ir(ppy)₂acac (50:50:5) (30 nm)/DBFTrz (5 nm)/ZADN (20 nm)/LiF (1.5 nm)/Al (200 nm) [2]
Colour	Green
Max. Current Efficiency	66.2 cd/A
Max. Power Efficiency	47.6 lm W⁻¹
Max. EQE	18.1%

Device structure	ITO (50 nm)/DNTPD (40 nm)/BPBPA (10 nm)/PCZAC (10 nm)/mCBP:DBFTrz: Ir(mphmq)₂tmd (50:50:5) (30 nm)/DBFTrz (5 nm)/ZADN (20 nm)/LiF (1.5 nm)/Al (200 nm) [2]
Colour	Red
Max. Current Efficiency	30.6cd/A
Max. Power Efficiency	23.4 lm W⁻¹
Max. EQE	21.2%

Pricing

Grade	Order Code	Quantity	Price
Sublimed (>99.0% purity)	M2091A1	500 mg	£230
Sublimed (>99.0% purity)	M2091A1	1 g	£370

MSDS Documentation

ZADN MSDS sheet

Literature and Reviews

Triplet emitter doped exciton harvesting layer for improved efficiency and long lifetime in blue phosphorescent organic light-emitting diodes, J. Choi et al., Syn. Met., 220, 573-577 (2016); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.synthmet.2016.07.033.
Electroplex as a New Concept of Universal Host for Improved Efficiency and Lifetime in Red, Yellow, Green, and Blue Phosphorescent Organic Light-Emitting Diodes, W. Song et al., Adv. Sci., 5, 1700608 (2018); DOI: 10.1002/advs.201700608
Lifetime extension of blue phosphorescent organic light-emitting diodes by suppressing triplet-polaron annihilation using a triplet emitter doped hole transport layer, W. Song et al., Org. Electronics 49, 152-156 (2017); http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orgel.2017.06.057.

Pure Hydrocarbon Hosts for ≈100% Exciton Harvesting in Both Phosphorescent and Fluorescent Light‐Emitting Devices, L. Cui et al., Adv. Mater., 27, 4213–4217 (2015); DOI: 10.1002/adma.201501376.