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Product Code M2232A1-1g
Price £280 ex. VAT

PDIN, ETL material used to modify and enhance surface morphology

High purity and available online with free worldwide shipping on qualifying orders


N,N'-Bis[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]perylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic diimide (PDIN) is alcohol soluble with the assistance of acetic acid (2% in volume) and a traditional cathode interface material (CIM), similar to that of PFN.

PDIN can be used as electron transporting layer (ETL) material to effectively modify and enhance surface morphology, resulting in a favourable out-of-plane π–π stacking with associated lamellar orientation. PDIN can also be used as a surface modifier on ZnO when ZnO is used as ETL material for organic electronic devices.

PDIN is not soluble in chlorinated solvents, such as chlorobenzene and chloroform. By using trifluoroethanol as solvent for PDIN in perovskite solar cells, high quality PDIN thin film can be formed onto the perovskite layer and the erosion problem can be overcome by using conventional alcohol solvents such as methanol and ethanol. 

PDIN, also known as DAPER DNA precipitation reagent, has a reputation of precipitating DNAs at extremely low concentrations.

Cathode interlayer molecule

Cathode interlayer molecule

For high efficient OPV applications

Improved surface morphology

Improved surface morphology

Favourable out-of-plane π–π stacking

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High 117901-97-0 purity

High purity

>98% pure

General Information

Full name N,N'-Bis[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]perylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic diimide
Purity 98% (1H NMR)
Synonyms
  • PDI-N
  • DAPER
  • DAPER DNA precipitation reagent
Chemical formula C34H32N4O4
Molecular weight 560.65 g/mol
CAS number 117901-97-0
HOMO / LUMO HOMO = -6.05 eV LUMO = -3.72 eV [1]
Melting point (DSC) > 300 °C
Form Red powder/crystals
Absorption λmax 480 nm (film)
Solubility/processing solvents Methanol, ethanol, trifluoroethanol
Classification / Family Perylene diimide (PDI), Organic semiconducting materials, Organic Photovoltaics, OLED, Cathode interlayer materials (CIMs)

Chemical Structure

pdin chemical structure
Chemical structure of PDIN, CAS# 117901-97-0.

MSDS Documentation

PDIN MSDSPDIN MSDS sheet

Pricing

Batch Quantity Price
M2232A1 1 g £280
M2232A1 5 g £1100
M2232A1 10 g £2000

Literature and Reviews

  1. Perylene diimides: a thickness-insensitive cathode interlayer for high performance polymer solar cells, Z. Zhang et al., Environ. Sci., 7, 1966 (2014); DOI: 10.1039/c4ee00022f.
  2. N,N'-bis[3,3'-(dimethylamino)propylamine]-3,4,9, 10-perylenetetracarboxylic Diimide, a Dicationic Perylene Dye for Rapid Precipitation and Quantitation of Trace Amounts of DNA, Z. Liu et al., Anal. Biochem, 5; 236(1):139-45 (1996); DOI: 10.1006/abio.1996.0142.
  3. A non-fullerene small molecule processed with green solvent as an electron transporting material for high efficiency p-i-n perovskite solar cells, J. Miao et al., Org. Electonics, 52, 200-205 (2018); DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2017.10.028.
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