Efficient donor–acceptor host materials for green organic light-emitting devices: non-doped blue-emissive materials with dual charge transport properties |
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Authors: | Jayaraman Jayabharathi Palanisamy Sujatha Venugopal Thanikachalam Pavadai Nethaji |
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Affiliation: | Department of Chemistry, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar 608 002, Tamilnadu India, +91 9443940735 |
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Abstract: | Comparative optical, electroluminescence and theoretical studies were performed for (E)-4′-(1-(4-(2-(1-(4-morpholinophenyl)-1H-phenanthro[9,10-d]imidazol-2-yl)vinyl)phenyl)-1H-phenanthro[9,10-d]imidazol-2-yl)-N,N-diphenyl-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-amine (SMPI-TPA) and (E)-4-(4-(2-(4-(2-(4-(9H-carbazol-9-yl)phenyl)-1H-phenanthro[9,10-d]imidazol-1-yl)styryl)-1H-phenanthro[9,10-d]imidazol-1-yl)phenyl)morpholine (SMPI-Cz). These compounds show excellent thermal properties, dual charge transport properties and form thin films under thermal evaporation. Blue OLEDs (CIE: 0.16, 0.08) based on SMPI-TPA show efficient device performance (ηex 6.1%; ηc 5.3 cd A−1; ηp 5.2 lm W−1) at low turn-on voltages. Both SMPI-TPA and SMPI-Cz were utilised as hosts for green OLEDs. The devices with SMPI-Cz (30 nm):5 wt% Ir(ppy)3 exhibit maximum luminance of 20 725 cd m−2, and ηc and ηp values of 61.4 cd A−1 and 63.8 lm W−1, respectively. In comparison, devices with SMPI-TPA (30 nm):5 wt% Ir(ppy)3 exhibit high ηc and ηp values of 65.2 cd A−1 and 67.1 lm W−1, respectively. Maximum ηex values of 19.6% and 23.4% were obtained from SMPI-TPA:Ir(ppy)3 and SMPI-Cz:Ir(ppy)3, respectively. These device performances indicate that the phenanthroimidazole unit is a tunable building unit for efficient carrier injection and it may also be employed as a host for green OLEDs.SMPI-Cz:Ir(ppy)3-based devices exhibit a luminance of 20 725 cd m−2, ηc of 61.4 cd A−1 and ηp of 63.8 lm W−1. |
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