Blue Emitting Square Planar Metal Complexes for Displays and Lighting Applications

The successful development of efficient and stable molecular blue emissive materials will have a significant impact on the continued deployment of organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) technology for display and lighting applications. Moreover, the successful development of alternate low cost technology for current solid state lighting devices will have a significant impact on the U. S. economy and national security. In this presentation, we will discuss our continuing efforts on the design, synthesis and characterization of novel platinum and palladium complexes for displays and lighting applications. The photo-physics, electrochemistry, electroluminescent properties and operational stability of these novel metal complexes, including deep blue narrowband emitters and amber emitting phosphorescent molecular aggregates, will be discussed.