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Product Code M2510B2-100mg
Price $189

Cathode Interlayer Material (CIM)

Phen-NaDPO - Electron transport layer for organic solar cells and photodetectors, 3-[6-(diphenylphosphinyl)-2-naphthalenyl]-1,10-phenanthroline, CAS No. 1480371-38-7, Unsublimed, ≥99.0% and ≥97.0%


Specifications | MSDS | Literature and Reviews | Related Products


Phen-NaDPO is a cathode interlayer material (CIM) with a triarylphosphine oxide and a 1,10-phenanthrolinyl units. Being electron deficient, Phen-NaDPO shows efficient electron-transport properties with a high Tg of 116 °C. The steric triarylphosphine oxide moiety enables Phen-NaDPO high solubility in both weakly polar and polar solvents. As a universal cathode modifier, Phen-NaDPO greatly decreases the work function of various substrates including Ag, ITO, highly ordered pyrolytic graphite (HOPG), SnO2 and ZnO.

For example, while Phen-NaDPO is spin-coated with the active materials together on SnO2 substrate, it spontaneously migrates to the SnO2 interface. As a result, an in situ modification layer forms on the SnO2 substrate, driven by thermodynamic forces due to its high surface energy. The migration and the self-organization of Phen-NaDPO onto the substrate surface effectively reduce the work function of SnO2. This coating technique also enhances the ordered molecular stacking thus manipulates the vertical morphology of the active layer, suppressing the surface trap-assisted recombination and minimizing the charge extraction. Photovoltaic device based on PM6:Y6 as the active layer with Phen-NaDPO additive exhibits significantly improved device stability and photovoltaic performance.

Also, organic photodetector with the device structure of ITO/PEDOT:PSS/D18:Y6/Phen-NaDPO/Ag shows a responsivity of 680 mA W-1 and a detectivity of 6.35 × 1013 Jones at a wavelength of 850 nm. D18:Y6 NIR organic devices demonstrate a wide photosensitivity linearity and ultrafast photoresponse time as fast as 1.8 μs upon laser light excitation without an external driven voltage.

General Information


CAS Number 1480371-38-7
Full Name 3-[6-(diphenylphosphinyl)-2-naphthalenyl]-1,10-phenanthroline
Chemical Formula C34H23N2OP
Molecular Weight 506.53 g/mol
Absorption 320 nm (in DCM); 325 nm (in film)
Photoluminescence 542 nm, 586 nm
HOMO/LUMO HOMO = 6.0 eV, LUMO = 2.64 eV
Classification/Family Triarylphosphine oxide, Cathode interlayer materials, Electron transport layer, Hole blocking layer, Organic solar cells

Chemical Structure


Chemical structure of Phen-NaDPO
Chemical structure of Phen-NaDPO, CAS: 1480371-38-7

Product Details


Purity Unsublimed > 99%; unsublimed > 97%
Melting Point Tg ~116 °C
Appearance Powder/crystals

MSDS Documentation


Phen-NaDPO MSDS sheetPhen-NaDPO MSDS sheet

Literature and Reviews


  1. A. Salehi et al. (2019); Realization of high-efficiency fluorescent organic light-emitting diodes with low driving voltage, Nat. Commun., 10, 2305; DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-10260-7.
  2. C. Lin et al. (2023); Strategic Management of High-Lying Triplet Excitons to Realize the Breakthrough in Efficiency of Blue Fluorescence OLEDs Based on AIE Emitter, Adv. Optical Mater., 11 (17), 2300361; DOI 10.1002/adom.202300361.
  3. S. Wang et al. (2023); Rational design of hybridized local and charge transfer emitters towards high-performance fluorescent blue OLEDs, J. Mater. Chem. C, 11, 8196-8203; DOI: 10.1039/D2TC05554F..

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