Novel Donor-Acceptor Based 2-Naphthol Luminophors as Hole-Transporting Materials for Optoelectronics

Pyrene-perylene (Py-Pery) doped 2-naphthol (2-NP) luminophors (Py-Pery/2-NP) were prepared by conventional solid state reaction method. Excitation energy transfer and electrical properties were studied by fluorimetry and cyclic voltametric (CV) analysis respectively.2-NP acts as an good light emitting matrix. The effect of the donor emission was perceived by changing the dopant and dopant concentrations; this showed that Py-Pery in 2-NP matrix exhibits green emission in the wavelength region 480-550 nm, peaking at 510 nm. Structural properties and thermal stability was studied by XRD, SEM and TGA-DSC. The HOMO and LUMO energy levels were in the range from 5.46-5.48 eV and 2.76-2.77 eV, respectively. An electrochemical band gap estimated was within the range of 2.68-2.72 eV. This study reveals that 2-NP luminophors can be used as a hole-transporting materials used in optoelectronics.