Towards Printed Organic Light-Emitting Devices: A Solution-Stable, Highly Soluble CuI–NHetPHOS

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2016

Publication Title

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volume

22

Issue

46

First page number:

16400

Last page number:

16405

Abstract

The development of iridium-free, yet efficient emitters with thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) was an important step towards mass production of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). Progress is currently impeded by the low solubility and low chemical stability of the materials. Herein, we present a CuI-based TADF emitter that is sufficiently chemically stable under ambient conditions and can be processed by printing techniques. The solubility is drastically enhanced (to 100 g L−1) in relevant printing solvents. The integrity of the complex is preserved in solution, as was demonstrated by X-ray absorption spectroscopy and other techniques. In addition, it was found that the optoelectronic properties are not affected even when partly processing under ambient conditions. As a highlight, we present a TADF-based OLED device that reached an efficiency of 11±2 % external quantum efficiency (EQE). © 2016 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim

Keywords

copper; organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs); thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF); X-ray absorption spectroscopy

Language

English

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