Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, Vol.462, 127-134, 2007
Study on luminescent and electron transporting properties of OLEDs using Zn(phen)q and Zn(HPB)q
Recently, high luminance and efficiency were realized in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) with multilayer structure. Alq(3) is the most well known material and it has been used as electron transporting material in the OLEDs. We synthesized a novel materials, [(1,10-phenanthroline)(8-hydroxyquinoline)] (Zn(phen)q) and [(2-(2-hydroxyphenyl) benzoxazole)(8-hydoxyquinoline)] (Zn(HPB)q). We measured luminescent properties of Zn(phen) q and Zn(HPB) q using as emitting materials. We investigated that electron transporting properties of Zn(phen) q and Zn(HPB) q compared with those of Alq(3) which is used as electron transporting materials. The LUMO level Zn(phen) q and Zn(HPB) q were measured 3.2 eV and 3.5 eV, respectively. As a result, electron transporting properties of Zn(phen)q and Zn(HPB) q were better than that of Alq(3). Therefore, Zn(phen) q and Zn(HPB)q are useful as an electron transporting materials to enhance the performance of OLEDs.