Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1443543 Synthetic Metals 2007 5 Pages PDF
Abstract
A new red electroluminescent complex (2Fphen-bpy)Eu(DBM)3(2Fphen-bpy: 4-(2,4-difluorophenylene)-2,2′-bipyridine; DBM: dibenzoylmethanate) was designed and synthesized. X-ray single crystal structural analysis shows that the dihedral angles involving the difluorophenylene moiety and two pyridine rings of the 2,2′-bipyridine unit in (2Fphen-bpy)Eu(DBM)3 are 42° and 51.6°, indicant of non-conjugation between the two segments. The europium complex was incorporated into the doped electroluminescent device: ITO/TPD(40 nm)/(2Fphen-bpy)Eu(DBM)3:CBP(30 nm, 3%)/BCP(20 nm)/Alq3(30 nm)/LiF(1 nm)/Al(100 nm). At the brightness of 100 cd/m2, the current and power efficiency are about 2.53 cd/A and 0.79 lm/W, respectively. In comparison with the inefficient control device using (2,2′-bipyridine)Eu(DBM)3 as the red emitter in the same configuration, the introduction of difluorophenylene moiety into the Eu(III) complex could possibly account for the improved performance of the title compound.
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