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Title: Emission Zone Control in Blue Organic Electrophosphorescent Devices Through Chemical Modification of Host Materials

Journal Article · · Applied Physics Letters, 96(5):Art. No. 053306
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3298556· OSTI ID:984999

We report blue organic light-emitting devices with iridium (III) bis[(4,6-difluorophenyl)-pyridinato-N,C2’]picolinate (FIrpic) as an emitter doped into a series of phosphine oxide-based host materials that have significantly different charge transport properties: 4-(diphenylphosphoryl)-N,N-diphenylaniline (HM-A1), N-(4-diphenylphosphoryl phenyl) carbazole (PO12), 9-(6-(diphenylphosphoryl)pyridin-3-yl)-9H-carbazole (HM-A5), and 6-(diphenylphosphoryl)-N,N-diphenylpyridin-3-amine (HM-A6). Depending on the nature of the host material, the location of the emission zone can be moved within the emissive layer from the hole transport layer interface to the electron-transport layer interface. The charge transport properties of the materials were evaluated using single carrier devices.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States). Environmental Molecular Sciences Lab. (EMSL)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
984999
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-68607; APPLAB; 35598; 830403000; TRN: US201016%%1702
Journal Information:
Applied Physics Letters, 96(5):Art. No. 053306, Vol. 96, Issue 5; ISSN 0003-6951
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English