A simple design for strongly emissive sky-blue phosphorescent neutral rhenium complexes: Synthesis, photophysics, and electroluminescent devices

Chu, W.-K., Ko, C.-C., Chan, K.-C., Yiu, S.-M., Wong, F.-L., Lee, C.-S. and Roy, V.A.L. (2014) A simple design for strongly emissive sky-blue phosphorescent neutral rhenium complexes: Synthesis, photophysics, and electroluminescent devices. Chemistry of Materials, 26(8), pp. 2544-2550. (doi: 10.1021/cm4038654)

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Abstract

A simple design strategy for a new class of stable, vacuum-sublimable, and strongly emissive sky-blue neutral phosphorescent Re(I) phenanthroline complexes {Re(R2phen)(CO)3[CNB(C6F5)3]} is reported. These complexes show intense bluish green emission in CH2Cl2 solution with the highest emission quantum yield and bluest emission ever reported for the neutral Re(I) diimine complexes. In the solid state, they display sky-blue emission. The electroluminescent properties of devices containing these complexes have also been investigated.

Item Type:Articles
Additional Information:This work has been supported by the Hong Kong University Grants Committee Area of Excellence Scheme (AoE/P-03-08), a General Research Fund (Project No. CityU 101212), and a grant (Project No. T23-713/11) from the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong SAR, China. W.-K.C. acknowledges receipt of a University Postgraduate Studentship and a Research Tuition Scholarship administrated by City University of Hong Kong. We sincerely thank Professor V. W.-W. Yam of The University of Hong Kong for access to the equipment for luminescence quantum yield measurements of our solid and thin film samples and for her helpful discussion.
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Vellaisamy, Professor Roy
Authors: Chu, W.-K., Ko, C.-C., Chan, K.-C., Yiu, S.-M., Wong, F.-L., Lee, C.-S., and Roy, V.A.L.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Electronics and Nanoscale Engineering
Journal Name:Chemistry of Materials
Publisher:American Chemical Society
ISSN:0897-4756
ISSN (Online):1520-5002
Published Online:04 April 2014

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