Rubrene

Compound Name: Rubrene

CAS No.: 517-51-1

🔹 Key Applications:

1. Organic Field-Effect Transistors (OFETs)

   • Rubrene single crystals exhibit exceptionally high hole mobility (up to ~20 cm²/V·s), making it one of the benchmark organic semiconductors for high-performance OFETs.

2. Organic Light-Emitting Diodes (OLEDs)

   • Rubrene emits bright yellow to orange fluorescence with high quantum efficiency, and is used either as a light-emitting material or as an energy transfer dopant in OLED devices.

3. Organic Photovoltaic Cells (OPVs)

   • Due to its efficient light absorption and hole transport capabilities, Rubrene can serve as a hole-transport material (HTM) or donor/acceptor component in organic solar cells.

4. Fluorescent Probes & Oxygen Sensors

   • Rubrene fluorescence is highly sensitive to oxygen quenching, making it ideal for optical oxygen sensors.

5. Photophysical Studies

   • Widely used in fundamental studies of exciton diffusion, energy transfer, and photoluminescence, serving as a model compound in organic electronics.