Abstract: There is provided a hole transport compound having Formula I In Formula I: Ar1-Ar3 are selected from the group consisting of aryl groups and deuterated aryl groups; with the proviso that Ar1 is not the same as Ar2, E is the same or different at each occurrence, and n is an integer greater than or equal to 1. There is also a hole transport compound having Formula II In Formula II: Ar4-Ar7 are the same or different and are aryl groups or deuterated aryl groups; E1 is the same or different at each occurrence; R1-R5 are the same or different at each occurrence; a-e are the same or different and are in integer from 0-4; m is an integer from 0-6; o is an integer greater than or equal to 1. There is also provided an organic electronic device.

Abstract: There is disclosed a compound having Formula I or Formula I?: In Formula I and Formula I?: Ar1 and Ar2 are the same or different and are aryl groups; R1 through R5 are independently the same or different at each occurrence and are D, F, alkyl groups, aryl groups, alkoxy groups, silyl groups, or crosslinkable groups; R6 is H, D, or halogen; a through e are independently an integer from 0 to 4; f is 1 or 2; g is 0, 1 or 2; h is 1 or 2; and n is an integer greater than 0.

Abstract: This invention relates to deuterated indolocarbazole compounds that are useful in electronic applications. It also relates to electronic devices in which the active layer includes such a deuterated compound.

Abstract: There is provided a copolymer having Formula I In Formula I: A is a monomeric unit containing at least one triarylamine group; B? is a monomeric unit having at least three points of attachment in the copolymer; C? is an aromatic monomeric unit or a deuterated analog thereof; E is the same or different at each occurrence and can be H, D, halide, alkyl, silyl, germyl, aryl, arylamino, siloxane, a crosslinkable group, deuterated alkyl, deuterated silyl, deuterated germyl, deuterated aryl, deuterated arylamino, deuterated siloxane, or a deuterated crosslinkable group; a, b, and c are the same or different and are mole fractions, such that a+b+c=1, and a and b are non-zero.

Abstract: There is provided an electroactive system for forming an electroactive layer. The system includes: (a) a first electroactive material; (b) a facilitation additive; and (c) a first liquid medium. The facilitation additive is present during baking in an amount sufficient to enable the electroactive layer made therefrom to effectively resist mixing with a second liquid medium applied thereover after the electroactive system is deposited and baked at a temperature less than 350° C. for a predetermined time.

Abstract: There is provided a hole transport material having Formula I, Formula Ia, or Formula II: In the formulae: A is an aromatic moiety including at least one triarylamino group; B? is an aromatic moiety; E is an end group which is H, D, alkyl, aryl, halide, deuterated alkyl, or deuterated aryl; G is G1, G2, or a deuterated analog thereof where the asterisk represents the point of attachment; n is an integer greater than 0; and m1 and m2 represent non-zero mole fractions, such that m1+m2=1.

Abstract: This invention relates to triarylamine compounds and compositions including such compounds, that are useful in electronic applications. It also relates to electronic devices in which the active layer includes such a compound or composition. The triarylamine compound can be present as a hole transport material in a hole transport layer. The triarylamine compound can also be present in a photoactive layer in combination with an organometallic compound capable of electroluminescence having an emission maximum between 380 and 750 nm.

Abstract: This invention relates to a composition including (a) a dopant, (b) a first host having at least one unit of Formula I, and (c) a second host compound. Formula I has the structure where Q is a fused ring linkage having the formula In Formula I: R1 is the same or different at each occurrence and is D, alkyl, aryl, silyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, cyano, vinyl, or allyl; R2 is the same or different at each occurrence and is H, D, alkyl, or aryl, or both R2 are an N-heterocycle; R3 is the same or different at each occurrence and is H, D, cyano, alkyl or aryl; and a is the same or different at each occurrence and is an integer from 0-4.

Abstract: There is provided a process for forming a contained second layer over a first layer, including the steps: forming the first layer including a fluorinated material and a photoinitiator, and having a first surface energy; treating the first layer with a priming layer including an aromatic amine compound; exposing the priming layer patternwise with activating radiation, resulting in exposed areas and unexposed areas; developing the priming layer to effectively remove the priming layer from the unexposed areas resulting in a first layer having a patterned priming layer, wherein the patterned priming layer has a second surface energy that is higher than the first surface energy; and forming the second layer by liquid deposition on the patterned priming layer on the first layer.

Abstract: There is provided a process for forming a contained second layer over a first layer, including the steps: forming the first layer having a first surface energy; treating the first layer with a priming layer; exposing the priming layer patternwise with radiation resulting in exposed areas and unexposed areas; developing the priming layer to effectively remove the priming layer from either the exposed areas or the unexposed areas resulting in a first layer having a pattern of priming layer, wherein the pattern of priming layer has a second surface energy that is higher than the first surface energy; and forming the second layer by liquid depositions on the pattern of priming layer on the first layer. There is also provided an organic electronic device made by the process.

Abstract: This invention relates to a composition including (a) a dopant, (b) a first host having at least one unit of Formula I, and (c) a second host compound. Formula I has the structure where Q is a fused ring linkage having the formula In Formula I: R1 is the same or different at each occurrence and is D, alkyl, aryl, silyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, cyano, vinyl, or allyl; R2 is the same or different at each occurrence and is H, D, alkyl, or aryl, or both R2 are an N-heterocycle; R3 is the same or different at each occurrence and is H, D, cyano, alkyl or aryl; and a is the same or different at each occurrence and is an integer from 0-4.

Abstract: There is provided a process for forming a contained second layer over a first layer, including the steps: forming the first layer including a fluorinated material and having a first surface energy; treating the first layer with a priming layer; exposing the priming layer patternwise with radiation having a wavelength greater than 300 nm, resulting in exposed areas and unexposed areas; developing the priming layer to effectively remove the priming layer from the unexposed areas resulting in a first layer having a patterned priming layer, wherein the patterned priming layer has a second surface energy that is higher than the first surface energy; and forming the second layer by liquid deposition on the patterned priming layer on the first layer. The priming layer includes an aromatic amine compound and a photoinitiator.

Abstract: There is provided a compound having Formula I or Formula II where: Ar1-Ar4 are the same or different and are H, D, or aryl.

Abstract: This invention relates to deuterated compounds that are useful in electroluminescent applications. It also relates to electronic devices in which the active layer includes such a deuterated compound.

Abstract: There is provided a compound having Formula I In Formula I: R1-R10 are the same or different and can be H, D, alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, aryloxy, silyl, or deuterated analogs of alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, aryloxy and silyl, where adjacent R groups can be joined together to form a ring; and all other sites are H or D. Additionally in Formula I: (i) at least one of R1-R3 and at least one of R4-R6 is alkyl, alkoxy, silyl, or a deuterated analog, and (ii) at least one of R1-R3 and at least one of R4-R6 is aryl, aryloxy, or a deuterated analog.

Abstract: There is provided a process for forming a contained second layer over a first layer, including the steps: forming the first layer including a fluorinated material and a photoinitiator, and having a first surface energy; treating the first layer with a priming layer including an aromatic amine compound; exposing the priming layer patternwise with activating radiation, resulting in exposed areas and unexposed areas; developing the priming layer to effectively remove the priming layer from the unexposed areas resulting in a first layer having a patterned priming layer, wherein the patterned priming layer has a second surface energy that is higher than the first surface energy; and forming the second layer by liquid deposition on the patterned priming layer on the first layer.

Abstract: This invention relates to deuterated compounds that are useful in electroluminescent applications. It also relates to electronic devices in which the active layer includes such a deuterated compound.

Abstract: A compound having Formula I, Formula II, or Formula III: Ar1 may independently be phenylene, substituted phenylene, naphthylene, or substituted naphthylene. Ar2 is the same or different at each occurrence and is an aryl group. M is the same or different at each occurrence and is a conjugated moiety. T1 and T2 are independently the same or different at each occurrence and are conjugated moieties which are connected in a non-planar configuration; a and e are the same or different at each occurrence and are an integer from 1 to 6; b, c, and d are mole fractions such that b+c+d=1.0, with the proviso that c is not zero, and at least one of b and d is not zero, and when b is zero, M has at least two triarylamine units; and n is an integer greater than 1.

Abstract: This invention relates to deuterated aryl-anthracene compounds that are useful in electronic applications. It also relates to electronic devices in which the active layer includes such a deuterated compound.

Abstract: There is provided a process for forming a layer of electroactive material having a substantially flat profile. The process includes the steps of providing a workpiece having at least one active area; depositing a liquid composition including the electroactive material onto the workpiece in the active area, to form a wet layer; treating the wet layer on the workpiece at a controlled temperature in the range of ?25 to 80° C. and under a vacuum in the range of 10?6 to 1,000 Torr, for a first period of 1-100 minutes, to form a partially dried layer; and heating the partially dried layer to a temperature above 100° C. for a second period of 1-50 minutes to form a dried layer.