Homoleptic vs. Heteroleptic Orange Light-Emitting Iridium Complexes Chelated with Benzothiazole Derivatives
摘要:
The homoleptic and heteroleptic iridium(III) complexes exhibiting orange phosphorescence were investigated to compare their emission colors, luminance efficiency, and stability. The homoleptic iridium complexes, Ir(pbt-R)(3), were prepared from the reaction of the iridium(III) precursor and phenylbenzothiazole derivatives. The heteroleptic ones containing the anions of 4-methyl-2,3-diphenylquinoline (4-Me-dpq) and 2-phenylbenzothiazole (pbt) as ligands, Ir(pbt-OMe)(2)(4-Me-2,3-dpq) and Ir(4-Me-2,3-dpq)(2)(pbt-OMe), were synthesized via the chloro-bridged iridium dimer. We investigated photoabsorption and photoluminescence (PL) properties of the iridium complexes and studied their bandgaps with cyclic voltammetry (CV). Orange phosphorescence with the PL maxima of 530-620nm was observed with these complexes, and the bandgaps between their highest occupied molecular orbitals (HOMOs) and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals (LUMOs) were correlated with CV data. The electro-luminescence (EL) study of these complexes was not possible due to lack of sublimability. The light-emitting mechanisms regarding the phosphorescence colors were discussed.