Issue 6, 2019

Phenanthro[9,10-d]triazole and imidazole derivatives: high triplet energy host materials for blue phosphorescent organic light emitting devices

Abstract

A class of wide bandgap host materials is introduced as an alternative to carbazole-based hosts to enhance the efficiency and transport properties of organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs). We have synthesized and investigate the photophysical and electrochemical properties of a series of phenanthrene derivatives incorporating fused triazole or imidazole rings. The resulting phenanthro[9,10-d]triazoles and phenanthro[9,10-d]imidazoles are suitable host materials for blue phosphors due to their high triplet energies and conductivities. Incorporation of bulky substituent groups leads to retention of the high triplet energies in the solid state. The most promising materials are incorporated in blue phosphorescent OLEDs that achieve external quantum efficiencies >20%.

Graphical abstract: Phenanthro[9,10-d]triazole and imidazole derivatives: high triplet energy host materials for blue phosphorescent organic light emitting devices

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
04 Feb 2019
Accepted
01 Mar 2019
First published
01 Mar 2019

Mater. Horiz., 2019,6, 1179-1186

Author version available

Phenanthro[9,10-d]triazole and imidazole derivatives: high triplet energy host materials for blue phosphorescent organic light emitting devices

M. Idris, C. Coburn, T. Fleetham, J. Milam-Guerrero, P. I. Djurovich, S. R. Forrest and M. E. Thompson, Mater. Horiz., 2019, 6, 1179 DOI: 10.1039/C9MH00195F

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