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546674

Copper(II) phthalocyanine

sublimed grade, Dye content 99 %

Synonym(s):

CuPc, Phthalocyanine blue, Pigment Blue 15

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C32H16CuN8
CAS Number:
147-14-8
Molecular Weight:
576.07
EC Number:
205-685-1
UNSPSC Code:
12352103
NACRES:
NA.23
PubChem Substance ID:
24878913
MDL number:
MFCD00010719
Colour Index Number:
74160
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
4121848
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grade

sublimed grade

Quality Segment

100

composition

Dye content, 99%

λmax

678 nm

fluorescence

λem 404 nm

orbital energy

HOMO 5.2 eV , LUMO 3.5 eV 

OLED device performance

ITO/CuPc/NPD/Alq3/C60/Mg:Ag

  • Color: green
  • Max. Luminance: 17200 Cd/m2
, ITO/CuPc/NPD/Alq3/LiF/Al
  • Color: red
  • Max. Luminance: 2000 Cd/m2
  • Turn-On Voltage: 7.5 V
, ITO/CuPc/NPD/CBP:FIrpic (6%)/BAlq3/LiF/Al
  • Color: blue
  • Max. EQE: 4.5 %

OPV device performance

ITO/CuPc/PTCDA/In

  • Short-circuit current density (Jsc): 53.1 mA/cm2
  • Open-circuit voltage (Voc): 0.57 V
  • Fill Factor (FF): 0.61
  • Power Conversion Efficiency (PCE): 4.2 %
, ITO/PEDOT:PSS/CuPc/C60/BCP/Al
  • Short-circuit current density (Jsc): 18.8 mA/cm2
  • Open-circuit voltage (Voc): 0.58 V
  • Fill Factor (FF): 0.52
  • Power Conversion Efficiency (PCE): 3.6 %

application(s)

(Dyes for contact lenses)

SMILES string

c1ccc2c(c1)C3=NC4=[N@@H]5C(=Nc6n7c(N=C8c9ccccc9C%10=[N@@H]8[Cu]57N3C2=N%10)c%11ccccc6%11)c%12ccccc4%12

InChI

1S/C32H16N8.Cu/c1-2-10-18-17(9-1)25-33-26(18)38-28-21-13-5-6-14-22(21)30(35-28)40-32-24-16-8-7-15-23(24)31(36-32)39-29-20-12-4-3-11-19(20)27(34-29)37-25;/h1-16H;/q-2;+2

InChI key

XCJYREBRNVKWGJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Copper(II) phthalocynaine (CuPc) is a metal phthalocyanine dye that acts as a p-type semiconductor. It has a charge mobility of 10-4 cm2/Vs. It forms a chemically stable thin film that exhibits photoconductivity and catalytic activity.
TGA/DSC Lot specific traces available upon request

Application

CuPc is a semiconducting material that can be used in a variety of optoelectronic devices such as light emitting diodes (LEDs), field effect transistors (FETs) and solar cells/organic photovoltaics (OPVs).

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

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nwg

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

Regulatory Listings

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Substances Subject to be Indicated Names

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Substances Subject to be Notified Names

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546674-5G:4.548173922911E12 + 546674-1G:4.548173944081E12

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