Photophysical properties of indolo[3,2-b]carbazoles as a promising class of optoelectronic materials

Abstract

The photophysical properties of new synthesized indolocarbazoles, i.e., indolo[3,2-b]carbazole and its derivatives, have been comparatively analyzed. It is shown that their photosensitivity (total photosensitivity to (5–8) × 10−2 (lx s)−1, spectral photosensitivity ∼105 cm2 J−1, and free carrier photogeneration quantum yield of 0.1) and transport (effective mobility in 5,11-dioctyl indolo[3,2-b]carbazole is more than 10−5 cm2/(V s)) parameters significantly exceed those of pentacene, which, among molecular media (organic crystals), exhibits the highest carrier photogeneration quantum yields. The high photoluminescence intensity of synthesized indolo[3,2-b]carbazole derivatives shows promise for their applicability in electroluminescent devices.