Solution-Processed OLED Based on a Mixed-Ligand Europium Complex
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. OLED Manufacture
2.2. Synthesis
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Synthesis and Characterization
3.2. Photoluminescent Properties
3.3. OLED Fabrication
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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dik = | Host in Eu(dik)3DPPZ:host | PLQY, % | τobs, ms | PLQY/τobs |
---|---|---|---|---|
tta | - | 0.4 | 0.07 | 6 |
6TCTA:3OXD-7 | 2.3 | 0.25 | 9 | |
6CBP:3OXD-7 | 6.4 | 0.37 | 17 | |
6TCTA:3CBP | 10.7 | 0.34 | 32 | |
3CBP | 11 | 0.24 | 46 | |
btfa | - | 1.3 | 0.10 | 13 |
6TCTA:3OXD-7 | 2.2 | 0.24 | 9 | |
6CBP:3OXD-7 | 5.4 | 0.39 | 14 | |
6TCTA:3CBP | 4.9 | 0.31 | 16 | |
3CBP | 4.6 | 0.27 | 17 | |
dbm | - | 0.6 | 0.06 | 10 |
6TCTA:3OXD-7 | 2.3 | 0.21 | 11 | |
6CBP:3OXD-7 | 5.1 | 0.31 | 16 | |
6TCTA:3CBP | 4.1 | 0.26 | 16 | |
3CBP | 3 | 0.17 | 18 |
Solvent | Eu(tta)3DPPZ:CBP:TCTA | PLQY, % | τobs, ms | PLQY/τobs | Eu(tta)3DPPZ:CBP | PLQY, % | τobs, ms | PLQY/τobs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DCM | 1:(7/3):1 | 4.0 | 0.20 | 20 | 1:1 | 2.5 | 0.15 | 17 |
1:3.5:1.5 | 7.0 | 0.29 | 24 | 1:2 | 2.7 | 0.18 | 15 | |
1:7:3 | 9.7 | 0.34 | 29 | 1:3 | 3.0 | 0.20 | 15 | |
THF | 1:(7/3):1 | 5.0 | 0.24 | 21 | 1:1 | 4.3 | 0.18 | 24 |
1:3.5:1.5 | 9.8 | 0.33 | 30 | 1:2 | 8.2 | 0.21 | 39 | |
1:7:3 | 10.7 | 0.34 | 32 | 1:3 | 11.0 | 0.24 | 46 | |
Tol | 1:(7/3):1 | 2.2 | 0.14 | 16 | 1:1 | 1.6 | 0.10 | 16 |
1:3.5:1.5 | 3.6 | 0.21 | 17 | 1:2 | 3.9 | 0.16 | 24 | |
1:7:3 | 4.8 | 0.26 | 19 | 1:3 | 5.3 | 0.19 | 28 |
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Kozlov, M.I.; Kuznetsov, K.M.; Goloveshkin, A.S.; Burlakin, A.; Sandzhieva, M.; Makarov, S.V.; Ilina, E.; Utochnikova, V.V. Solution-Processed OLED Based on a Mixed-Ligand Europium Complex. Materials 2023, 16, 959. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16030959
Kozlov MI, Kuznetsov KM, Goloveshkin AS, Burlakin A, Sandzhieva M, Makarov SV, Ilina E, Utochnikova VV. Solution-Processed OLED Based on a Mixed-Ligand Europium Complex. Materials. 2023; 16(3):959. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16030959
Chicago/Turabian StyleKozlov, Makarii I., Kirill M. Kuznetsov, Alexander S. Goloveshkin, Andrei Burlakin, Maria Sandzhieva, Sergey V. Makarov, Elena Ilina, and Valentina V. Utochnikova. 2023. "Solution-Processed OLED Based on a Mixed-Ligand Europium Complex" Materials 16, no. 3: 959. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16030959