Indolo[3,2,1-jk]carbazole based planarized CBP derivatives as host materials for PhOLEDs with low efficiency roll-off

Paul Kautny, Zhongbin Wu, Johanna Eichelter, Ernst Horkel, Berthold Stöger, Jiangshan Chen, Dongge Ma, Johannes Fröhlich, Daniel Lumpi

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Abstract

Three novel planarized CPB derivatives (ICzCz, ICzPCz, ICzICz) have been synthesized and characterized concerning applications as host materials for PhOLEDs. The incorporation of fully planar indolo[3,2,1-jk]carbazole (ICz) in the CBP scaffold has been systematically investigated, revealing a significant impact on molecular properties, such as improved thermal stability (tg > 110 °C), high triplet energies (ET > 2.81 eV) and charge transport properties. Employing the newly developed materials as host materials, efficient green PhOLEDs (CEmax: 60.1 cd A-1, PEmax: 42.1 lm W-1, EQEmax: 15.9%) with a remarkably low efficiency roll-off of 5% at 1000 cd m-2 as well as blue PhOLEDs (ICzCz) with a high PE of 26.1 lm W-1 have been realized. Hence, the first comprehensive report on the application of ICz as integral building block for electroluminescent materials is presented, establishing this particular structural motive as versatile structural motive in this field.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)237-245
Number of pages9
JournalOrganic Electronics
Volume34
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2016
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Blue PhOLED
  • High triplet energy
  • Low efficiency roll-off
  • Planarized CPB derivatives
  • Structure property relationship

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