Tris-cyclometalated iridium(III) complexes of carbazole(fluorenyl)pyridine ligands: Synthesis, redox and photophysical properties, and electrophosphorescent light-emitting diodes

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1423-1431

  Bettington, Sylvia ^a   Tavasli, Mustafa ^a   Bryce, Martin R ^a   Beeby, Andrew ^a   Al Attar, Hameed ^a   Monkman, Andrew P ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbazole; Cyclometallation; Fluorene; Fluorescence; Organic light emitting devices; Pyridine

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXATION; FLUORESCENCE; ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODES (OLED); PYRIDINE; REDOX REACTIONS;

CARBAZOLE; CYCLOMETALLATION; ELECTROPHOSPHORESCENT LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES; FLUORENE;

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

EID: 34250325396     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200600888     Document Type: Article

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