Cyclometallated platinum(ii) complexes of 1,3-di(2-pyridyl)benzenes for solution-processable WOLEDs exploiting monomer and excimer phosphorescence†‡
Wojciech Mróz,Chiara Botta,Umberto Giovanella,Ester Rossi,Alessia Colombo,Claudia Dragonetti,Renato Ugo,Adriana Valore,J. A. Gareth Williams
Journal of Materials Chemistry Pub Date : 05/06/2011 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C1JM10193E
Abstract

Two cyclometallated platinum(II) complexes, N^C^N-5-fluoro-1,3-di(2-pyridyl)benzene platinum(II) chloride, FPtCl, and N^C^N-5-methyl-1,3-di(2-pyridyl)benzene platinum(II) isothiocyanate, MePtNCS, have been synthesized and characterized. Both complexes are highly efficient phosphorescent green emitters which can also display excimer emission in the red region. They have been studied as triplet emitters in solution-processed, multilayer organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), together with the known complex of 5-methyl-1,3-di(2-pyridyl)benzene, MePtCl, for comparison. The trend in efficiencies of the OLEDs prepared correlates with the charge-trapping properties of the complexes. The most efficiently emitting complex, FPtCl, was used as the dopant in a solution-processed white OLED, employing monomer and excimer emission.

Graphical abstract: Cyclometallated platinum(ii) complexes of 1,3-di(2-pyridyl)benzenes for solution-processable WOLEDs exploiting monomer and excimer phosphorescence