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Highly efficient light-emitting electrochemical cells (LECs) have attracted tremendous interest because of their simple structures and low-cost fabrication processing, showing great potential for full-color displays and solid-state lighting. In this work, we rationally designed and synthesized two red-emitting cationic Ir(III) complexes, [Ir(tBuPBI)(2)(biq)]PF6 (R1) and [Ir(tBuPBI)(2)(qibi)PF6(R2), in which a tert-butyl-functionalized 1,2-diphenyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazole (PBI) unit and conjugated 2,2'-biquinoline (biq) and 2-(1-phenyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)quinolone (qibi) were employed as cyclometalated and ancillary ligands, respectively. The introduced tert-butyl group led to homogeneous and highly emissive thin films by increasing the solubility and suppressing the strong intermolecular interactions due to steric hindrance. Based on the abovementioned high-quality emissive layer, high-efficiency LECs were achieved. An efficient red-emitting LEC fabricated on a glass substrate achieved a current efficiency (eta(C)) of 7.18 cd/A and an external quantum efficiency (eta(ext)) of 9.32%. By doping both complexes into a blue-green-emitting cationic Ir(III) complex, high-performance white LECs were also successfully fabricated with Commission International de L'Eclairage (CIE) 'coordinates of (0.39,0.39), a eta(C) of 17.43 cd/A, and a eta(ext) of 8.92%. In addition, we also fabricated flexible red and white LECs with outstanding efficiencies and mechanical flexibilities. The eta(C) and eta(ext) values of a flexible white LEC could be as high as 13.50 cd/A and 6.86%, respectively. The efficiency of the flexible device remained at approximately 95% of the initial value after 500 bends with a radius of curvature of 5 mm, demonstrating the great potential of these complexes for full-color displays and flexible optoelectronics.
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ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
ISSN: 1944-8244
Year: 2020
Issue: 4
Volume: 12
Page: 4649-4658
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ESI Discipline: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
ESI HC Threshold:196
JCR Journal Grade:1
CAS Journal Grade:2
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WoS CC Cited Count: 28
SCOPUS Cited Count: 29
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