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mCBP-CN, electron transporting host material
Better film morphology and device thermal stability compared to mCBP
mCBP-CN, or 3,3′-di(carbazol-9-yl)-5-cyano-1,1′-biphenyl, has a structure of two carbazole units attached to a biphenyl linker. The only difference that it has to the well known host mCBP is that a polar cyano (CN) group is attached to one of the phenyls. The asymmetrically attached CN group can both increase the ground-state dipole moment and greatly improve film morphology and device thermal stabilities.
The strong electron withdrawing CN group can also effectively alter the electron densities of the orbitals, making mCBP-CN an electron transporting host with deep HOMO/LUMO energy levels (while mCBP is a hole transport host material).
General Information
Full name | 3,3′-di(carbazol-9-yl)-5-cyano-1,1′-biphenyl |
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CAS number | n.a. |
Chemical formula | C37H23N3 |
Molecular weight | 509.60 g/mol |
Absorption | λmax 326 nm, 335 nm in film |
PL | λem 412 nm in film |
HOMO/LUMO | HOMO = 6.10 eV, LUMO = 2.50 eV [1] |
Synonyms | mCBPCN, 3′,5-di(9H-carbazol-9-yl)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-3-carbonitrile |
Classification / Family | Carbazole derivatives, Fluorescent and phosphorescent host materials, Sublimed materials |
Product Details
Purity | Sublimed >99.0% (HPLC) |
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Melting point | mp = 256 °C, Tg = 113 °C |
Appearance | Pale White powder/crystals |
*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)/HAT-CN (10 nm)/TAPC (40 nm)/mMCP (10 nm)/3 wt% BOBS-Z*:mCBP-CN (30 nm)/PPF (10 nm)/B3PyPB (30 nm)/Liq (1 nm)/Al (100 nm) [2] |
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Max Current Efficiency | 15.7 cd/A |
Max. Power Efficiency | 24.2 Im/W |
Max. EQE | 24.2% |
Device structure | ITO (50 nm)/HAT-CN (10 nm)/TAPC (40 nm)/mMCP (10 nm)/3 wt% BSBS-Z*:mCBP-CN (30 nm)/PPF (10 nm)/B3PyPB (30 nm)/Liq (1 nm)/Al (100 nm) [2] |
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Max Current Efficiency | 18.7 cd/A |
Max. Power Efficiency | 20.2 Im/W |
Max. EQE | 24% |
Device structure | ITO (50 nm)/HAT-CN (10 nm)/TAPC (40 nm)/mMCP (10 nm)/3 wt% ν-DABNA*:mCBP-CN (30 nm)/PPF (10 nm)/B3PyPB (30 nm)/Liq (1 nm)/Al (100 nm) [2] |
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Max Current Efficiency | 21.4 cd/A |
Max. Power Efficiency | 22.1 Im/W |
Max. EQE | 22.7% |
Device structure | ITO/BPBPA* : HATCN (40 nm : 30%)/BPBPA (10 nm)/PCZAC(10 nm)/mCBPCN:oCBP:CNIr (30 nm:50%:10%)/26DBFPTPy* (5 nm)/ZADN (20 nm)/LiF (1.5 nm)/Al (200 nm) [3] |
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Max Current Efficiency | 42.0 cd/A |
Max. Power Efficiency | 43.9 Im/W |
Max. EQE | 24.1% |
Device structure | ITO/BPBPA* : HATCN (40 nm : 30%)/BPBPA (10 nm)/PCZAC(10 nm)/mCBPCN:oCBP:CNIr (30 nm:50%:10%)/26DBTPTPy* (5 nm)/ZADN (20 nm)/LiF (1.5 nm)/Al (200 nm) [3] |
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Max Current Efficiency | 41.0 cd/A |
Max. Power Efficiency | 42.7 Im/W |
Max. EQE | 23.6% |
Device structure | ITO/BPBPA* : HATCN (40 nm : 30%)/BPBPA (10 nm)/PCZAC(10 nm)/mCBPCN:oCBP:CNIr (30 nm:50%:10%)/BmPyPB (5 nm)/ZADN (20 nm)/LiF (1.5 nm)/Al (200 nm) [3] |
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Max Current Efficiency | 39.1 cd/A |
Max. Power Efficiency | 40.9 Im/W |
Max. EQE | 22.3% |
*For chemical structure information, please refer to the cited references.
Pricing
Grade | Order Code | Quantity | Price |
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Sublimed (>99.0% purity) | M2345A1 | 100 mg | £260 |
Sublimed (>99.0% purity) | M2345A1 | 250 mg | £520 |
Sublimed (>99.0% purity) | M2345A1 | 500 mg | £850 |
Sublimed (>99.0% purity) | M2345A1 | 1 g | £1400 |
MSDS Documentation
Literature and Reviews
- An Alternative Host Material for Long-Lifespan Blue Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Using Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence, S. Ihn et al., Adv. Sci., 1600502 (2017); DOI: 10.1002/advs.201600502.
- Achieving Ultimate Narrowband and Ultrapure Blue Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Based on Polycyclo-Heteraborin Multi-Resonance Delayed-Fluorescence Emitters, I Park et al., Adv. Mater., 34 (9), 2107951 (2022); DOI: 10.1002/adma.202107951.
- Novel hole blocking materials based on 2,6-disubstituted dibenzo[b,d]furan and dibenzo[b,d]thiophene segments for high-performance blue phosphorescent organic light-emitting diodes, S. Jang et al., J. Mater. Chem. C, 7, 826 (2019); DOI: 10.1039/c8tc04900a.
- Rigid Oxygen-Bridged Boron-Based Blue Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Emitter for Organic Light-Emitting Diode: Approach towards Satisfying High Efficiency and Long Lifetime Together, D. Ahn et al., Adv. Optical Mater., 8 (11), 2000102 (2020); DOI: 10.1002/adom.202000102.
- Photophysics of TADF Guest−Host Systems: Introducing the Idea of Hosting Potential, K. Stavrou et al., ACS Appl. Electron. Mater., 2, 9, 2868–2881 (2020); DOI: 10.1021/acsaelm.0c00514.
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