The Effect of Controlled Dopant Concentration on the Performance of Blue Polymer Light‐emitting Diodes

The performance of a blue polymer light‐emitting diodes (PLED) was significantly improved by doping a controlled amount (<1%) of a hole transport molecule N,N′‐bis‐(1‐naphthyl)‐N,N′‐diphenyl‐1,1′‐biphenyl‐4,4″‐diamine (NPB) into the emitting layer. Hole carrier mobility of the blue emitting polymer, BP105 (trade name of The Dow Chemicals Co.), increased from 5.27 × 10^‐7 cm^‐2/Vs of the pristine BP105 to 1.80 × 10^‐6 cm^‐2/Vs with the addition of 1% NPB in BP105. The enhanced carrier mobility greatly promoted performance of a blue PLED device with a device structure of ITO/PEDOT:PSS/BP105+x% NPB/LiF/Ca/Al. Luminance increased from 573 cd/m² to 2,720 cd/m² at 6V and efficiency increased from 1.1 lm/W to 1.6 lm/W at 1,000 cd/m² with 1% NPB in BP105. The most important improvement was an increase in the lifetime of the blue device from 80 to 120 hours at an initial luminance of 400 cd/m². We found that by choosing the appropriate dopant with good energy alignment and controlled dopant concentration, the performance of a blue PLED device could be greatly improved.     

An Amperometric Immunosensor Based on Layer‐by‐Layer Assembly of L‐Cysteine and Nanosized Prussian Blue on Gold Electrode for Determination of Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin

A novel amperometric immunosensor based on L ‐cysteine/nanosized Prussian blue bilayer films ({NPB/L ‐cys}₂) and gold nanoparticles (nano‐Au) was fabricated for determination of human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG). First, L ‐cys and NPB was self‐assembled by layer‐by‐layer (LBL) technology to form {NPB/L ‐cys}₂ bilayer films on the gold electrode. Subsequently, nano‐Au layer was immobilized on the {NPB/L ‐cys}₂ bilayer films by electrodepositing gold chloride tetrahydrate and then anti‐HCG was assembly on the nano‐Au layer. Finally hemoglobin (Hb) was employed to block sites against nonspecific binding. With the electrocatalytic ability of Hb and NPB for the reduction of H₂O₂, the current signal of the antigen‐antibody reaction was amplified and the enhanced sensitivity was achieved. In this study, the assembly process and performance of the immunosensor were characterized by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and the morphology was researched by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The immunosensor performed a high sensitivity and a wide linear response to HCG in two ranges from 0.5 to 10 mIU/mL and from 10 to 200 mIU/mL with a relatively low detection limit of 0.2 mIU/mL at 3 times the background noise, as well as good stability and long‐term life.     

富勒烯掺杂NPB空穴传输层的有机电致发光器件

报道了不同掺杂浓度NPB：C₆₀（富勒烯）作为空穴传输层对有机电致发光器件性能的影响.采用真空热蒸镀方法,制作了ITO/ NPB：C₆₀ （x % ）/Alq₃/LiF/Mg:Ag结构的四种有机电致发光器件.当NPB：C₆₀的掺杂浓度是15％时,器件的启亮电压是4 V,最大亮度是11000 cd/m².然而,当NPB：C₆₀的掺杂浓度是20％时,器件的最大亮度降     

加入NPB提高P3HT:PCBM聚合物太阳能电池光伏性能

研究了在聚3-己基噻吩(P3HT)和[6,6]-苯基-C61-丁酸甲酯(PCBM)共混薄膜中加入第三组分N,N’-二苯基-N,N’-(1-萘基)-1,1’-联苯-4,4’-二胺(NPB)对器件性能的影响。实验发现:加入NPB可以促进P3HT:PCBM本体异质结的生长,进而提高器件的光伏性能,当NPB浓度为0.4mg/mL时,能量转换效率(PCE)从1.05%提高到1.64%。NPB的加入使P3HT在可见光范围内吸收增强,特别是在560nm和610nm处的吸收强度明显增大;扫描电子显微镜(SEM)研究结果表明,NPB的加入增大了P3HT与PCBM的相分离程度,提高了激子分离的几率;空穴单极性电流-电压曲线证明适量NPB的加入改善了薄膜空穴传输性能。     

NPB:CBP复合空穴传输层对黄色有机电致发光器件的影响

采用N, N'-diphenyl-N, N'-bis(1-naphthyl-pheny1)-1, 1'-biphenyl-4, 4'-diamine (NPB):4, 4'-N, N'-dicarbazole-biphenyl (CBP) 掺杂体系为复合空穴传输层,制备了结构为indium-tin oxide (ITO)/NPB:CBP/CBP:bis iridium (acetylacetonate) /2, 9-dimethyl-4, 7-diphenyl-p 关键词： 有机电致发光器件(OLEDs) 复合空穴传输层 NPB:CBP 器件性能     

热稳定空穴传输材料的合成及其电致发光器件

合成了两种NPB的新衍生物:N,N’-二(1-萘基)-N,N’-二(4-甲基苯基)-1,1’-联苯-4,4’二胺(NTB)和N,N’-二(1-萘基)-N,N’-二(4-叔丁基苯基)-1,1’-联苯-4,4’二胺(NBB)。DSC测得其玻璃态转变温度分别为108℃和129℃,表现出好的热稳定性。紫外光电子能谱测得其电离势均为5.2eV。NTB和NBB固体光致发光光谱的最大发射波长分别位于455nm和460nm。分别以NPB、NTB、NBB作为空穴传输层材料(HTM)制作了结构相同的有机电致发光器件,3种器件发光光谱相同,均为Alq₃的绿色发光,器件的起亮电压分别为11,9,8V,在15V工作电压时的亮度分别为1000,1300,1200cd/m²,初步研究了器件的发光特性和稳定性。     

基于PVK∶NPB掺杂体系的有机电致发光器件的性能

利用溶液旋涂的方法,通过改变复合功能层中poly(N-vinylcarbazole)(PVK)和N,N′-bis-(1-naph-thyl)-N,N′-diphenyl-(1,1′-biphenyl)-4,4′-diamine(NPB)的质量比,制备结构为indium-tin-oxide(ITO)/PVK:NPB/2,9-dimenthyl-4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline(BCP)/Mg:Ag的有机电致发光器件,并对器件的电致发光特性进行了表征。研究结果表明,当复合功能层中PVK和NPB的质量比为1:1时器件性能最好,在该器件的电致光谱中,除了NPB的本征谱峰外,在长波方向还出现了一个位于640nm处的谱峰,这是PVK和NPB产生的电致激基复合物发光,并且随着驱动电压的增加,电致激基复合物的发光强度也相对增强。     

基于NPB的蓝色有机电致发光器件的制备和表征

在常规的双层绿色有机电致发光器件氧化铟锡(ITO)/N,N′-bis-(1-naphthyl)-N,N′-biphenyl-1,1′-biphenyl-4,4′-diamine(NPB)/8-hydroxyquinolinealuminum(Alq3)/Mg∶Ag的基础上,通过选择适当的空穴阻挡层材料,制备得到以NPB为发光层的蓝色发光器件,其结构为ITO/NPB/bathocuproine(BCP)/Alq3/Mg∶Ag,其最大亮度和最大流明效率分别达到2900cd/m2和0.55lm/W。电致发光谱峰位于445nm,CIE色坐标为(x=0.16,y=0.09),且二者都不随外加电压而变化;利用各功能层的能级结构,对不同结构的器件性能差异进行了分析。     

Effects of NPB anode buffer layer on charge collection in ZnO/MEH-PPV hybrid solar cells

We investigate the effects of （N,N’-diphenyl）-N,N’-bis（1-naphthyl）-1,1’-biphenyl-4,4’-diamine （NPB） buffer layers on charge collection in inverted ZnO/MEH-PPV hybrid devices. The insertion of a 3-nm NPB thin layer enhances the efficiency of charge collection by improving charge transport and reducing the interface energy barrier, resulting in better device performances. S-shaped light J–V curve appears when the thickness of the NPB layer reaches 25 nm, which is induced by the inefficient charge extraction from MEH-PPV to Ag. Capacitance–voltage measurements are performed to further investigate the influence of the NPB layer on charge collection from both simulations and experiments.     

Electronic structure and molecular orbital study of hole-transport material triphenylamine derivatives

Recently, triphenylamine (TPA), 4,4′-bis(phenyl-m-tolylamino)biphenyl (TPD), 4,4′-bis(1-naphthylphenylamino)biphenyl (NPB) and their derivatives are widely used in the organic light-emitting diode (OLED) devices as a hole-transporting material (HTM) layer. We have optimized twenty different structures of HTM materials by using density functional theory (DFT), B3LYP/6-31G method. All these different structures contain mono-amine and diamine TPA derivatives. The energies of highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) along with molecular orbitals for these HTMs are also determined. We have found that the central amine nitrogen atom and the phenyl ring, which is next to the central amine nitrogen atom, show significant contribution to the HOMO and LUMO, respectively. The sum of the calculated bond angles (α+β+γ) of the central amine nitrogen atom has been applied to describe the bonding and the energy difference for HOMO and LUMO in these TPA derivatives. Electronic structure calculations have been performed for these TPA derivatives. Again, the LCAO-MO patterns of HOMO and LUMO levels of these derivatives are used to investigate their electron density. A series of electron-transporting steps are predicted for these compounds employing these calculated results.