A series of 9,9-bis(diarylaminophenyl)fluorene derivatives (X-APFs) were synthesized and used as hole-transporting materials in single hetero-junction light-emitting device fabrication. In devices with tris(8-hydroxyquinoline) aluminum (Alq) as the electron-transporting material, these materials served the role of hole-transporters only. The device performance (turn-on voltage, luminance efficiency and etc) shows a dependence on the substituent on the phenyl ring. In devices with 2,2'2'-(1,3,5-phenylene)tris-[1- phenyl-1H-benzimidazole](TPBI) as the electron-transporting material, a complex electroluminescence behavior was observed, depending on the substituent as well as the applied voltage. The results are discussed in terms of energy level matching and the effect of electric field on the molecular geometry.

Date Published: 27 February 2002
PDF: 10 pages
Proc. SPIE 4464, Organic Light-Emitting Materials and Devices V, (27 February 2002); doi: 10.1117/12.457487

Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 4464:
Organic Light-Emitting Materials and Devices V
Zakya H. Kafafi, Editor(s)