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Copper(II) phthalocyanine

triple-sublimed grade, >99.95% trace metals basis

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
Colour Index Number:
74160
Beilstein:
4121848
EC Number:
205-685-1
MDL number:
MFCD00010719
UNSPSC Code:
12352103
PubChem Substance ID:
329762407
NACRES:
NA.23

Assay

>99.95% trace metals basis

form

powder

quality

triple-sublimed grade

mp

350 °C

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 %

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

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Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

nwg

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Jaron G Van Dijken et al.
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 17(9), 10119-10130 (2012-08-28)
We investigate the evolution of copper phthalocyanine thin films as they are etched with argon plasma. Significant morphological changes occur as a result of the ion bombardment; a planar surface quickly becomes an array of nanopillars which are less than
Richard Murdey et al.
The Journal of chemical physics, 134(23), 234702-234702 (2011-06-28)
The current flowing through a thin film of copper phthalocyanine vacuum deposited on a single crystal sapphire [0001] surface was measured during film growth from 0 to 93 nm. The results, expressed as conductance vs. nominal film thickness, indicate three
Jiannan Dong et al.
Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 26(10), 6995-7006 (2010-01-16)
The dispersion stability and the zeta potentials of nonspherical crystalline (beta-form) copper phthalocyanine (CuPc) particles of hydrodynamic diameter d(h) approximately = 90 nm were investigated at 25 degrees C in water and in aqueous solutions of NaNO(3). The electrolyte concentrations
Kai Xiao et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 135(9), 3680-3687 (2013-02-02)
The epitaxial growth and preferred molecular orientation of copper phthalocyanine (CuPc) molecules on graphene has been systematically investigated and compared with growth on Si substrates, demonstrating the role of surface-mediated interactions in determining molecular orientation. X-ray scattering and diffraction, scanning
Yu Li Huang et al.
Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 26(5), 3329-3334 (2010-02-24)
The self-assembly of the binary molecular system comprising copper(II) phthalocyanine (CuPc) and copper-hexadecafluoro-phthalocyanine (F(16)CuPc) on graphite has been investigated by in situ low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy (LT-STM). The adsorption of this binary molecular system on graphite results in the formation
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