Abstract: Disclosed is an OLED configuration that although comprises an exciplex that has an emission spectrum that is redder than the emission spectrum of the emitter, the emission from the exciplex is suppressed so that the overall OLED emission spectrum is still dominated by the emission of the emitter.

Abstract: Disclosed is an OLED configuration that although comprises an exciplex that has an emission spectrum that is redder than the emission spectrum of the emitter, the emission from the exciplex is suppressed so that the overall OLED emission spectrum is still dominated by the emission of the emitter.

Abstract: Provided are organometallic compounds that include a ligand LA of that are useful as emitters in OLEDs. Also provided are formulations comprising these organometallic compounds. Further provided are OLEDs and related consumer products that utilize these organometallic compounds.

Abstract: A compound of Formula I, is provided. In Formula I, one of Z1, Z2, and Z3 is N and the remainder are C; each of L1 and L2 is independently selected from a direct bond and a linking group; at least one of R1, R2, RA, RB, RC, RD, and RE comprises a group R* having a structure selected form the group consisting of Formula II, -Q(R3)(R4)a(R5)b, Formula III, and Formula IV, Each R, R?, R?, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, RA, RB, RC, RD, RE, RF, RG, and RH is independently hydrogen or a General Substituent, with the proviso that group R* is not adamantyl. Formulations, OLEDs, and consumer products containing the compound are also provided.

Abstract: High-efficiency plasmonic OLED displays are provided that use the design of the plasmonic device to overcome some of the shortcomings of conventional display panels. Control of the Stokes parameters of the emitted light and/or modification of the ambient light incident on the device relative to the emitted light is used to maximize the amount of visible light emitted by the display.

Abstract: Device structures are provided that include one or more plasmonic OLEDs and zero or more non-plasmonic OLEDs. Each plasmonic OLED includes an enhancement layer that includes a plasmonic material which exhibits surface plasmon resonance that non-radiatively couples to an organic emissive material and transfers excited state energy from the emissive material to a non-radiative mode of surface plasmon polaritons in the plasmonic OLED.

Abstract: Provided are organometallic compounds based on platin or palladium and their various uses including as emitters in devices having the structure of Formula I comprising at least four rings as defined herein. Also provided are formulations comprising these compounds. Further provided are organic light emitting devices and related consumer products that utilize these compounds.

Abstract: An OLED is disclosed that includes an enhancement layer having optically active metamaterials, or hyperbolic metamaterials, which transfer radiative energy from the organic emissive material to a non-radiative mode, wherein the enhancement layer is disposed over the organic emissive layer opposite from the first electrode, and is positioned no more than a threshold distance away from the organic emissive layer, wherein the organic emissive material has a total non-radiative decay rate constant and a total radiative decay rate constant due to the presence of the enhancement layer, and the threshold distance is where the total non-radiative decay rate constant is equal to the total radiative decay rate constant; and an outcoupling layer disposed over the enhancement layer, wherein the outcoupling layer scatters radiative energy from the enhancement layer to free space.

Abstract: A compound of Formula I is provided. In Formula I, ring A is a heterocyclic ring; ring B is a 5- or 6-membered ring, and rings C and D are 6-membered rings; one of Z1, Z2, and Z3 is N and the remainder are C; at least one of K1, K2, and K3 is O or S; one of L1 and L2 is absent and the other one is a direct bond or a linker; when m=0, L1 is not present and X1 is NRA?; each R, R?, R?, RA?, RA, RB, RC, and RD is independently hydrogen or a substituent selected from the general substituents defined herein; and any two substituents may be joined or fused together to form a ring. Formulations, OLEDs, and consumer products incorporating such compounds are also provided.

Abstract: Devices and techniques are provided for achieving OLED devices that include one or more enhancement layers formed at least partially from a plasmonic material exhibiting surface plasmon resonance that non-radiatively couples to an organic emissive material in the organic emissive layer, where a majority of excited state energy is transferred from the organic emissive material to a non-radiative mode of surface plasmon polaritons of the enhancement layer.

Abstract: Provided are compounds, formulations comprising compounds, and devices that utilize compounds, where the devices include a substrate, a first electrode, an organic emissive layer comprising an organic emissive material disposed over the first electrode. The device includes an enhancement layer, comprising a plasmonic material exhibiting surface plasmon resonance that non-radiatively couples to the organic emissive material and transfers excited state energy from the organic emissive material to the non-radiative mode of surface plasmon polaritons. The enhancement layer is provided no more than a threshold distance away from the organic emissive layer, where the organic emissive material has a total non-radiative decay rate constant and a total radiative decay rate constant due to the presence of the enhancement layer. At least one of the organic emissive material and the organic emissive layer has a vertical dipole ratio (VDR) value of equal or greater than 0.33.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosed subject matter provide an emissive layer, a first electrode layer, a plurality of nanoparticles and a material disposed between the first electrode layer and the plurality of nanoparticles. In some embodiments, the device may include a second electrode layer and a substrate, where the second electrode layer is disposed on the substrate, and the emissive layer is disposed on the second electrode layer. In some embodiments, a second electrode layer may be disposed on the substrate, the emissive layer may be disposed on the second electrode layer, the first electrode layer may be disposed on the emissive layer, a first dielectric layer of the material may be disposed on the first electrode layer, the plurality of nanoparticles may be disposed on the first dielectric layer, and a second dielectric layer may be disposed on the plurality of nanoparticles and the first dielectric layer.

Abstract: A compound of Formula I: wherein ring A is a 5-membered or 6-membered aromatic ring; wherein RA, RB, and RC each independently represent mono to the maximum allowable substitution, or no substitution; wherein Y1 is absent or present, and when present is selected from the group consisting of a direct bond, O, S, Se, CRR?, NR, SiRR?, and BR; wherein each X1-X3 is N or CR; wherein at least one of X1-X3 is N; wherein each A1-A5 is independently C or N; wherein the maximum number of N atoms that can connect to each other within each ring is two; wherein each R1, R2, R3, and R4 is independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, and combinations thereof; wherein each R, R?, RA, RB, and RC is independently a hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroa

Abstract: Provided are organometallic compounds that include a ligand LA of that are useful as emitters in OLEDs. Also provided are formulations comprising these organometallic compounds. Further provided are OLEDs and related consumer products that utilize these organometallic compounds.

Abstract: Full-color pixel arrangements for use in devices such as OLED displays are provided, in which multiple sub-pixels are configured to emit different colors of light, with each sub-pixel having a different optical path length than some or all of the other sub-pixels within the pixel.

Abstract: A compound of Formula I, is provided. In Formula I, one of Z1, Z2, and Z3 is N and the remainder are C; each of L1 and L2 is independently selected from a direct bond and a linking group; at least one of R1, R2, RA, RB, RC, RD, and RE comprises a group R* having a structure selected form the group consisting of Formula II, -Q(R3)(R4)a(R5)b, Formula III, and Formula IV, Each R, R?, R?, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, RA, RB, RC, RD, RE, RF, RG, and RH is independently hydrogen or a General Substituent, with the proviso that group R* is not adamantyl. Formulations, OLEDs, and consumer products containing the compound are also provided.

Abstract: A compound of Formula I, is disclosed. In Formula I, M is Pd or Pt; each of X1 to X12 is C or N; each of X13 and X14 is CH, CD or N; each of Z1, Z2, and Z3 is C or N; L1 is selected from a variety of bivalent linkers; X is selected from O, S, Se, NR?, and CR?R??; each R, R?, R1, R2, R3, RA, RB, RC, RD, and RE is hydrogen or a General Substituent; at least one of Z1, Z2, and Z3 is a carbon atom substituted with a substituent with a molecular weight of at least 16. Formulations, OLEDs, and consumer products that include Formula I are also disclosed.

Abstract: Provided are compounds, formulations comprising compounds, and devices that utilize compounds, where the devices include a substrate, a first electrode, an organic emissive layer comprising an organic emissive material disposed over the first electrode. The device includes an enhancement layer, comprising a plasmonic material exhibiting surface plasmon resonance that non-radiatively couples to the organic emissive material and transfers excited state energy from the organic emissive material to the non-radiative mode of surface plasmon polaritons. The enhancement layer is provided no more than a threshold distance away from the organic emissive layer, where the organic emissive material has a total non-radiative decay rate constant and a total radiative decay rate constant due to the presence of the enhancement layer. At least one of the organic emissive material and the organic emissive layer has a vertical dipole ratio (VDR) value of equal or greater than 0.33.

Abstract: An OLED is disclosed that includes an enhancement layer having optically active metamaterials, or hyperbolic metamaterials, which transfer radiative energy from the organic emissive material to a non-radiative mode, wherein the enhancement layer is disposed over the organic emissive layer opposite from the first electrode, and is positioned no more than a threshold distance away from the organic emissive layer, wherein the organic emissive material has a total non-radiative decay rate constant and a total radiative decay rate constant due to the presence of the enhancement layer, and the threshold distance is where the total non-radiative decay rate constant is equal to the total radiative decay rate constant; and an outcoupling layer disposed over the enhancement layer, wherein the outcoupling layer scatters radiative energy from the enhancement layer to free space.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosed subject matter provide a device that includes an organic light emitting device (OLED), and a drive circuit to control the operation of the OLED, comprising a response time accelerator thin film transistor (TFT) configured to short or reverse bias the OLED for a predetermined period of time during a frame time. Other embodiments include an OLED having a plurality of sub-pixels, where one or more of sub-pixels configured to emit light of at least a first color comprises a first emissive area and a second emissive area that are independently controllable, where the first emissive area is larger than the second emissive area. The controller is configured to control the second emissive area to have (i) a higher brightness, and/or (ii) a higher current density than the first emissive area for a first sub-pixel luminance level that is less than a maximum luminance.