Triphenylsilyl- and trityl-substituted carbazole-based host materials for blue electrophosphorescence
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 1 (3): 567-574
Journal
ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
Journal Volume
1
Journal Issue
3
Pages
567-574
Date Issued
2009
Author(s)
Tsai, M.-H.
Ke, T.-H.
Lin, H.-W.
Chiu, S.-F.
Fang, F.-C.
Liao, Y.-L.
Chen, Y.-H.
Abstract
Carbazole-based materials adopting the nonconjugated substitution of triphenylsilyl (-SiPh3) and trityl (-CPh3) side groups are studied as high-triplet-energy, morphologically, and electrochemically stable host materials with tunable carrier-transport properties for organic blue electrophosphorescence. The developed host materials 9-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-3,6- bis(triphenylsilyl)-9H-carbazole (CzSi), 9-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-3,6-ditrityl-9H- carbazole (CzC), and 9-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-3-(triphenylsilyl)-6-trityl-9H- carbazole (CzCSi) all show high triplet energies of 2.97-3.02 eV, along with high glass transition temperatures of 131-163 °C and superior electrochemical stability. Nevertheless, the carrier-transport properties show rather significant dependence on different substitutions. Although three different host materials give similar peak electroluminescence efficiencies at low driving currents, the CzSi host, which has more suitable carrier-transport properties, renders broadened distributions of the triplet excitons in phosphorescent devices, reducing the quenching associated with triplet-triplet annihilation and giving larger resistance against efficiency roll-off at higher brightnesses. © 2009 American Chemical Society.
Subjects
blue electrophosphorescence; carbazole; charge transport; host; triphenylsilyl substitution; triplet energy; trityl substitution
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carbazole; Charge transport; Electrophosphorescence; host; triphenylsilyl substitution; triplet energy; trityl substitution; Glass transition; Materials; Organic light emitting diodes (OLED); Phosphorescence; Sound insulating materials; Transport properties; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
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journal article
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