Collection: Photonic Materials and Optical Materials

Photonic Materials and Optical Materials — a collection of dyes and functional optical materials such as coumarin, cyanine, dipyrromethene, phthalocyanine, porphyrin, perylene, and quinacridone derivatives, as well as nonlinear optical materials and visible-light photocatalysts. These conjugated compounds are designed to absorb, emit, or modulate light at specific wavelengths.

These photonic materials are used by researchers in materials chemistry and photochemistry to develop fluorescent dyes, near-infrared materials, photochromic systems that change color under light, and photocatalysts for photoredox reactions in organic synthesis. Phthalocyanine and porphyrin derivatives are also utilized in organic solar cell and optical sensor research, while cyanine and coumarin dyes are commonly used as fluorescent markers in materials imaging.

Example products in this collection: TCI I0783 132-16-1 Iron(II) Phthalocyanine (purified by sublimation), TCI B5604 172612-67-8 1,2-Bis(2,4-dimethyl-5-phenyl-3-thienyl)-3,3,4,4,5,5-hexafluoro-1-cyclopentene (purified by sublimation), TCI A0502 84-65-1 Anthraquinone, TCI B5623 137814-07-4 1,2-Bis[2-methylbenzo[b]thiophen-3-yl]-3,3,4,4,5,5-hexafluoro-1-cyclopentene (purified by sublimation), TCI Z0037 14320-04-8 Zinc Phthalocyanine (purified by sublimation), TCI B6123 2156642-70-3 BIP, TCI Z0036 14074-80-7 Zinc(II) Tetraphenylporphyrin, TCI B6161 1092775-62-6 (2,2'-Bipyridine)bis[3,5-difluoro-2-[5-(trifluoromethyl)-2-pyridinyl-kappaN][phenyl-kappaC]iridium(III) Hexafluorophosphate.

Selecting a dye requires attention to the high purity achieved through sublimation purification, solubility in the target solvent, and spectral characteristics such as absorption and emission wavelengths suited to the requirements of the optical application. All products are genuine Tokyo Chemical Industry (TCI) Japan products, with purity, packaging, and storage conditions listed on each item's page.

Other related categories under Materials Science, often used together in a single laboratory workflow:

• Polymer & Macromolecule Reagents
• Polymer/Macromolecule Reagents
• Functional Material Building Blocks
• Material Building Blocks
• Organic Electronic Materials
• Biomaterials/Biocompatible Materials Research Reagents

This collection is further divided into 12 more specific groups:

• Phthalocyanine Dyes, Porphyrin Dyes
• Visible Light Photoredox Catalysts
• Coumarin Dyes
• Xanthene Dyes
• Cyanine Dyes, Squarylium Dyes
• Organic Non-Linear Optical (NLO) Materials
• Photochromic Dyes
• Dipyrromethene Dyes
• Near-Infrared (NIR) Dyes
• Functional Dyes (Other)
• Perylene Dyes
• Heat Sensitive Dyes, Pressure Sensitive Dyes

Back to Materials Science. For large-volume procurement, special packaging, or specific grades, contact the AMI Scientific team — the official TCI Japan distributor in Indonesia — to check availability and lead time directly from Japan.