New rhenium(i) complexes with substituted diimine ligands for highly efficient phosphorescent devices fabricated by a solution process
作者:Xiaoming Liu、Hong Xia、Wei Gao、Qiaolin Wu、Xiao Fan、Ying Mu、Chunsheng Ma
DOI:10.1039/c2jm14222h
日期:——
A series of new carbonyl rhenium(I) complexes chelated by a substituted 1,10-phenanthroline ligand with the general formula Re(CO)3LCl, where L = 2-(2′-methoxyphenyl)-1,10-phenanthroline (L11), 2-(4′-methoxyphenyl)-1,10-phenanthroline (L22) and 2-(4′-diphenylaminophenyl)-1,10-phenanthroline (L33), have been systemically synthesized. The molecular structure of complex 1 was determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction studies, showing that the complex adopts a distorted octahedral geometry. The electrochemical, photophysical, and thermal properties, as well as the electroluminescent behaviors of three rhenium(I) complexes, were investigated. The solution processable complex 1, 2 or 3 was used as a yellow emitting dopant to fabricate electrophosphorescent devices with a polymer host. The device based on complex 3 exhibits a maximum current efficiency of 12.2 cd A−1 and a peak brightness in excess of 7300 cd m−2, respectively. Even at a high luminance of 5000 cd cm−2 with current density of 81 mA cm−2, the current efficiency of this device remains as high as 6.4 cd A−1. These results represent the best values reported for electophosphorescent devices based on solution processable rhenium(I) complexes.
一系列由取代的 1,10-菲罗啉配体螯合的新型羰基铼(I)配合物,通式为 Re(CO)3LCl,其中 L = 2-(2′-甲氧基苯基)-1、10-菲罗啉(L11)、2-(4′-甲氧基苯基)-1,10-菲罗啉(L22)和 2-(4′-二苯基氨基苯基)-1,10-菲罗啉(L33)。通过单晶 X 射线衍射研究确定了络合物 1 的分子结构,结果表明该络合物呈扭曲的八面体几何形状。研究了三种铼(I)配合物的电化学、光物理和热学性质以及电致发光行为。可溶液加工的配合物 1、2 或 3 被用作黄色发光掺杂剂,用于制造带有聚合物宿主的电磷光器件。基于络合物 3 的器件分别显示出 12.2 cd A-1 的最大电流效率和超过 7300 cd m-2 的峰值亮度。即使在 5000 cd cm-2 的高亮度和 81 mA cm-2 的电流密度下,该器件的电流效率仍高达 6.4 cd A-1。这些结果代表了基于溶液可加工铼(I)复合物的电磷光器件的最佳值。