N-Aryl carbazole derivatives for non-doped red OLEDs

Two N-aryl carbazole derivatives: 3-2-(3,3-dicyanomethylene-5,5-dimethyl-1-cyclohexylidene)vinyl-N-naphthyl-carbazole (NCz-2CN) and 3,6-bis(2-(3,3-dicyanomethylene-5,5-dimethyl-1-cyclohexylidene)vinyl-N-phenyl-carbazole (PCz-4CN), with the molecular structure of donor-π-acceptor, have been synthesized and characterized. They are red emitters in the solid films with a peak wavelength at 630 nm of NCz-2CN and 666 nm of PCz-4CN. Non-doped orange-red electroluminescent devices with the structure of ITO/NPB/NCz-2CN/BCP/Alq3/LiF/Al were fabricated. The device showed orange-red emission at λmax = 628 nm and a maximum luminance of 4110 cd/m2 obtained at 15 V. The maximum luminous efficiency was 0.49 lm/W and the current efficiency was 2.09 cd/A.