Novel yellow phosphorescent iridium complexes containing a carbazole–oxadiazole unit used in polymeric light-emitting diodes
作者:Huaijun Tang、Yanhu Li、Caihong Wei、Bing Chen、Wei Yang、Hongbin Wu、Yong Cao
DOI:10.1016/j.dyepig.2011.04.005
日期:2011.12
Yellow iridium complexes Ir(PPOHC)(3) and (PPOHC)(2)Ir(acac) (PPOHC: 3-(5-(4-(pyridin-2-yl)phenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)-9-hexyl-9H-carbazole) were synthesized and characterized. The Ir(PPOHC)(3) complex has good thermal stability with 5% weight-reduction occurring at 370 degrees C and a glass-transition temperature of 201 degrees C. A polymeric light-emitting diode using the Ir(PPOHC)(3) complex as a phosphorescent dopant showed a luminance efficiency of 16.4 cd/A and the maximum external quantum efficiency of 6.6% with CIE coordinates of (0.50, 0.49). A white polymeric light-emitting diode was fabricated using Ir(PPOHC)(3) which showed a luminance efficiency of 15.3 cd/A, with CIE coordinates of (0.39, 0.44). These results indicate that the iridium complexes containing a linked carbazole-oxadiazole unit are promising candidates in high-efficiency electroluminescent devices. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.