Name: TAPC
SKU: 272654

TAPC, hole transport material for OLEDs

High hole mobility and can be used to simplify OLED structures

1,1-Bis[(di-4-tolylamino)phenyl]cyclohexane, known as TAPC, has been widely used as a hole transport material in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) due to its high hole mobility.

Having a higher E_T(2.87 eV) than the typical blue phosphorescent guest material, TAPC can be used as both hole-transport layer material and as host for blue phosphorescent (such as ) guest molecules, resulting in a reduction of the number of organic layers and simplified OLED structures.

General Information

CAS number	58473-78-2
Chemical formula	C₄₆H₄₆N₂
Molecular weight	626.87 g/mol
Absorption	λ_max 305 nm (in THF)
Fluorescence	λ_em 414 nm (in THF)
HOMO/LUMO	HOMO = 5.5 eV, LUMO = 2.0 eV
Synonyms	4,4′-Cyclohexylidenebis[N,N-bis(4-methylphenyl)benzenamine] 1,1-Bis[(di-4-tolylamino)phenyl]cyclohexane
Classification / Family	Triphenylamine derivatives, Hole-injection layer (HIL) materials, Hole transport layer (HTL) materials, Electron blocking layer (EIL) materials, Phosphorescent host materials, Thermally-activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) materials, Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), Organic electronics

Product Details

Purity

>99.5% (sublimed*)

>98.0% (unsublimed)

Melting point

186 °C (lit.)

Appearance

White powder/crystals

*For more details about sublimation, please refer to the .

Chemical Structure

Chemical structure of 1,1-Bis[(di-4-tolylamino)phenyl]cyclohexane (TAPC)

Device Structure(s)

Device structure	ITO(50 nm)/PEDOT:PSS(60 nm)/TAPC(20 nm)/mCP(10 nm)/mCP:BmPyPb*:4CzIPN(25 nm)/TSPO1(35 nm)/LiF(1 nm)/Al(200 nm) [1]
Colour	Green
Max. EQE	28.6%
Max. Power Efficiency	56.6 lm W⁻¹

Device structure	ITO/TAPC (40 nm)/TCTA (2 nm)/26DCzPPy:TCTA:FIrpic (0.4:0.4:0.2) (5 nm)/26DCzPPy:PPT:FIrpic (0.4:0.4:0.2) (5 nm)/3TPYMB (55 nm)/CsF (2 nm)/Al (180 nm) [2]
Colour	Blue
Current Efficiency @ 1000 cd/m²	42 cd/A
Power Efficiency @ 1000 cd/m²	30 lm W⁻¹

Device structure	ITO/TAPC:MoO_x (10 nm, 15 wt.%)/TAPC(35 nm)/TcTa:Ir(BT)₂(acac) (5 nm, 4 wt.%)/26DCzPPy:FIrpic (5 nm, 15 wt.%)/26DCzPPy:Ir(BT)₂(acac) (5 nm, 4 wt.%)/BPhen (40 nm)/Cs₂CO₃ (1 nm)/Al (100 nm) [3]
Colour	White
Max. EQE	13.2%
Max. Current Efficiency	35.0 cd/A
Max. Power Efficiency	30.6 lm W⁻¹

Device structure	Si/SiO₂/Al (80 nm)/MoO_x: TAPC (43 nm, 15 wt.%)/TAPC (10 nm)/Ir(piq)₃:TcTa (3 nm, 6%)/TcTa (2 nm)/FIrpic:26DCzPPy (5 nm, 12 wt.%)/BPhen (2 nm)/PO-01*:26DCzPPy (5 nm, 6 wt.%)/BPhen (40 nm)/Cs₂CO₃ (1 nm)/Al (2 nm)/Cu (18 nm)/TcTa (60 nm) [4]
Colour	White
EQE @ 1000 cd/m²	10%
Current Efficiency @ 1000 cd/m²	25.6 cd/A
Power Efficiency @ 1000 cd/m²	20.1 lm W⁻¹

Device structure	ITO (90 nm)/HATCN (5 nm)/TAPC (65 nm)/10 wt% fac -Ir(mpim)₃ –doped TCTA (5 nm)/10 wt% fac -Ir(mpim)₃ -doped 26DCzPPy (5 nm)/B3PyPB* (65 nm)/Liq (2 nm)/Al (80 nm) [5]
Colour	Blue
EQE @ 100 cd/m²	29.6%
Current Efficiency @ 100 cd/m²	73.2 cd/A
Power Efficiency @ 100 cd/m²	75.6 lm W⁻¹

Device structure	ITO/TAPC (40 nm)/TcTa (10 nm)/5a* (4%):TcTa (5 nm)/5a* (4%):26DCzPPy (10 nm)/TmPyPB (40 nm)/LiF(1 nm)/Al(100 nm) [6]
Colour	Red
Max. Luminance	11,023 cd/m²
Max. Current Efficiency	17.36 cd/A
Max. Power Efficiency	14.73 lm W⁻¹

Device structure	ITO /TAPC/(1wt% DPB:99wt%tri-PXZ-TRZ*):CBP (15:85)/LiF/Al [7]
Colour	Red
Max EQE	17.5%
Max. Power Efficiency	28 lm W⁻¹

Device structure	ITO (180 nm)/TAPC (60 nm)/mCP:Firpic–8 wt% (10 nm)/Ir(ppz)₃ (1.5 nm)/mCP:Firpic–8 wt% (10 nm)/Ir(ppz)₃ (1.5 nm)/mCP:Firpic–8 wt% (10 nm)/TPBi (30 nm)/Liq (2 nm)/Al (120 nm) [8]
Colour	Blue
Luminance @ 200 cd/m²	32,570 cd/m²
Max. Current Efficiency	43.76 cd/A
Max. EQE	23.4%
Max. Power Efficiency	21.4 lm W⁻¹

Device structure	ITO/TAPC (50 nm)/TcTa:FIrpic (7%,10 nm)/26DCzPPy:FIrpic (20%, 10 nm)/Tm3PyPB (20 nm)/Tm3PyPB:Cs (30 nm)/LiF (1 nm)/Al (120 nm) [9]
Colour	Blue
Max. EQE	20.3%
Max. Power Efficiency	36.7 lm W⁻¹

Device structure	ITO/MoO₃ (8 nm)/(NPB)(80 nm)/TAPC(5 nm)/TCTA:4 wt% Ir(MDQ)₂(acac) (4 nm)/TCTA:2 wt% Ir(ppy)₃ (4 nm)/43 wt% TCTA: 43 wt% 26DCzPPy: 14 wt% FIrpic (5 nm)/TmPyPb (40 nm)/LiF/Al [10]
Colour	White
Max. EQE	19.4%
Max. Current Efficiency	43.6 cd/A
Max. Power Efficiency	45.8 lm W⁻¹

Device structure	ITO/PEDOT:PSS(40 nm)/TCTA:TAPC:FIrpic:Ir(ppy)₃:Ir(MDQ)₂(acac) (40nm)/TmPyPB (50 nm)/LiF (1 nm)/Al [11]
Colour	White
Max. Current Efficiency	37.1 cd/A
Max. Power Efficiency	32.1 lm W⁻¹

Device structure	ITO/HAT-CN (10 nm)/HAT-CN:TAPc (2:1, 60 nm)/TAPc (20 nm)/TcTa:Be(pp)₂:Ir(mppy)₃ (1:1:8 wt% 10 nm)/Be(pp)₂:Liq (1:10%, 35 nm)/Liq (1 nm)/Al (1 nm)/HAT-CN (20 nm)/HAT-CN:TAPc (2:1, 10 nm)/TAPc (40 nm)/ TcTa:Be(pp)₂:Ir(mppy)₃ (1:1:8 wt% 10 nm)/Be(pp)₂ (15 nm)/Be(pp)₂:Liq (1:10%, 35 nm)/Liq (1 nm)/Al (100 nm) [12]
Colour	Green
Max. Current Efficiency	241 cd/A
Max. Power Efficiency	143 lm W⁻¹

Device structure	ITO/HAT-CN (10 nm)/TAPC (45 nm)/BCzSCN*:FIrpic:PO-01 (8 wt%, 0.5 wt%, 20 nm)/TmPyPB (50 nm)/Liq (2 nm)/Al (120 nm) [13]
Colour	Blue
Max. EQE	22%
Max. Current Efficiency	66.0 cd/A
Max. Power Efficiency	64.0 lm W⁻¹

Device structure	ITO/HAT-CN (10 nm)/TAPC (45 nm)/mCP:Ir(dbi)₃10 wt% (20 nm)/TmPyPB (40 nm)/Liq (2 nm)/Al (120 nm) [14]
Colour	Sky Blue
Max. EQE	23.1%
Max. Current Efficiency	61.5 cd/A
Max. Power Efficiency	43.7 lm W⁻¹

Device structure	Graphene (2–3 nm)/TAPC (30 nm)/HAT-CN (10 nm)/TAPC (30 nm)/HAT-CN (10 nm)/TAPC (30 nm)/ TCTA:FIrpic (5 nm)/DCzPPy: FIrpic (5 nm)/BmPyPB (40 nm)/LiF (1 nm)/Al (100 nm) [15]
Colour	Blue
Max. EQE	15.1%
Max. Power Efficiency	14.5 lm W⁻¹

Device structure	ITO/TAPC (40 nm)/TCTA:Ir(piq)₃ 2 wt % (1 nm)/TCTA 46 wt %:BP4mPy 46 wt %: FIrpic 8 wt % (28 nm)/BP4mPy:Ir(piq)₃ 3 wt % (1 nm)/BP4mPy (40 nm)/LiF (0.8 nm)/Al (150 nm) [16]
Colour	White
Max. Luminance	19,007 cd/m²
Max EQE	11.3%
Max. Current Efficiency	15.6 cd/A
Max. Power Efficiency	16.3 lm W⁻¹

*For chemical structure information please refer to the cited references

Pricing

Grade	Order Code	Quantity	Price
Sublimed (>99.5%)	M811	500 mg	[[price gbp="310"]]
Sublimed (>99.5%)	M811	1 g	[[price gbp="480"]]
Unsublimed (>98.0%)	M812	1 g	[[price gbp="300"]]

MSDS Documentation

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