title: White organic light-emitting diodes with Zn-complexes.
abstract: This paper reviews OLEDs fabricated using Zn-complexes. Zn(HPB)2, Zn(HPB)q, and Zn(phen)q were synthesized as new electroluminescence materials. The electron affinity (EA) and ionization potential (IP) of Zn complexes were also determined and devices were characterized. Zn complexes such as Zn(HPB)2, Zn(HPB)q, and Zn(phen)q were found to exhibit blue and yellow emissions with wavelengths of 455, 532, and 535 nm, respectively. On the other hand, Zn(HPB)2 and Zn(HPB)q were applied as hole-blocking materials. As a result, the OLED efficiency by using Zn(HPB)2 as a hole-blocking material was improved. In particular, the OLED property of Zn(HPB)2 was found to be better than that of Zn(HPB)q. Moreover, Zn(phen)q was used as an electron-transporting material and compared with Alq3. The performance of the device with Zn(phen)q as an electron-transporting material was improved compared with Alq3-based devices. The Zn complexes can possibly be used as hole-blocking and electron-transporting materials in OLED devices. A white emission was ultimately realized from the OLED devices using Zn-complexes as inter-layer components.
authors.forename: Dong-Eun
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hoon-Kyu
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Nam-Kyu
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Burm-Jong
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Young-Soo
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kwon
mesh_terms: D003116:Color; D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D008029:Lighting / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008422:Materials Testing; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D010316:Particle Size; D012666:Semiconductors; D015032:Zinc / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D015032:Zinc