Issue 8, 2012

New rhenium(i) complexes with substituted diimineligands for highly efficient phosphorescent devices fabricated by a solution process

Abstract

A series of new carbonyl rhenium(I) complexes chelated by a substituted 1,10-phenanthroline ligand with the general formula Re(CO)3LCl, where L = 2-(2′-methoxyphenyl)-1,10-phenanthroline (L11), 2-(4′-methoxyphenyl)-1,10-phenanthroline (L22) and 2-(4′-diphenylaminophenyl)-1,10-phenanthroline (L33), have been systemically synthesized. The molecular structure of complex 1 was determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction studies, showing that the complex adopts a distorted octahedral geometry. The electrochemical, photophysical, and thermal properties, as well as the electroluminescent behaviors of three rhenium(I) complexes, were investigated. The solution processable complex 1, 2 or 3 was used as a yellow emitting dopant to fabricate electrophosphorescent devices with a polymer host. The device based on complex 3 exhibits a maximum current efficiency of 12.2 cd A−1 and a peak brightness in excess of 7300 cd m−2, respectively. Even at a high luminance of 5000 cd cm−2 with current density of 81 mA cm−2, the current efficiency of this device remains as high as 6.4 cd A−1. These results represent the best values reported for electophosphorescent devices based on solution processable rhenium(I) complexes.

Graphical abstract: New rhenium(i) complexes with substituted diimine ligands for highly efficient phosphorescent devices fabricated by a solution process

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
28 Aug 2011
Accepted
25 Nov 2011
First published
17 Jan 2012

J. Mater. Chem., 2012,22, 3485-3492

New rhenium(I) complexes with substituted diimine ligands for highly efficient phosphorescent devices fabricated by a solution process

X. Liu, H. Xia, W. Gao, Q. Wu, X. Fan, Y. Mu and C. Ma, J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 3485 DOI: 10.1039/C2JM14222H

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