Abstract: A light-emitting composition comprises a polymer and a phosphorescent light-emitting material. The polymer comprises conjugating repeat units of formula (I) and up to 20 mol % of conjugation-blocking repeat units of repeat units of formula (II): Ar1 represents an aryl or heteroaryl group; R1, which may be the same or different in each occurrence, is a substituent; p is 0 or an integer; Ar2 in each occurrence independently represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl or heteroaryl group; and Sp1 represents an acyclic spacer group that does not provide any conjugation path between the two groups Ar2. Optionally, p is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 and each R1 is a non-polar substituent. Each R1 is advantageously selected from C1-30 hydrocarbyl substituents. A light-emitting device comprises an anode, a cathode and a light-emitting layer between the anode and the cathode, the light-emitting layer comprising a light-emitting composition as described.

Abstract: An organic light-emitting device comprises an anode, a cathode and a light-emitting layer between the anode and the cathode. The light-emitting layer comprises a compound of formula (I): wherein Ar1, Ar2, Ar3, Ar6 and Ar7 in each occurrence independently represent an unsubstituted or substituted aryl or heteroaryl group; X independently in each occurrence represents S or O; R independently in each occurrence represents H or a substituent; p is 0 or 1; q is 0 or 1; f is 1, 2 or 3; g is 1, 2 or 3; and adjacent groups Ar3 or adjacent groups Ar2 may be linked by a divalent group to form a ring. This compound can provide a bluer emitter that can be blended into current host formulations (deep blue, CIEy<0.08) suitable for solution processing.

Abstract: A semiconducting polymer and electronic devices comprising such polymer, in which the polymer has one or more repeat units, a first of the repeat units having the structure wherein R12 to R17 independently comprise H or a polyether group having at least five ethoxy repeat units, and in which at least one of R12 to R17 has a polyether group.

Abstract: A light-emitting composition comprises a polymer and a phosphorescent light-emitting material. The polymer comprises conjugating repeat units of formula (I) and up to 20 mol % of conjugation-blocking repeat units of repeat units of formula (II): Ar1 represents an aryl or heteroaryl group; R1, which may be the same or different in each occurrence, is a substituent; p is 0 or an integer; Ar2 in each occurrence independently represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl or heteroaryl group; and Sp1 represents an acyclic spacer group that does not provide any conjugation path between the two groups Ar2. Optionally, p is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 and each R1 is a non-polar substituent. Each R1 is advantageously selected from C1-30 hydrocarbyl substituents. A light-emitting device comprises an anode, a cathode and a light-emitting layer between the anode and the cathode, the light-emitting layer comprising a light-emitting composition as described.

Abstract: An organic light-emitting device comprises an anode, a cathode and a light-emitting layer between the anode and the cathode. The light-emitting layer comprises a compound of formula (I): wherein Ar1, Ar2, Ar3, Ar6 and Ar7 in each occurrence independently represent an unsubstituted or substituted aryl or heteroaryl group; X independently in each occurrence represents S or O; R independently in each occurrence represents H or a substituent; p is 0 or 1; q is 0 or 1; f is 1, 2 or 3; g is 1, 2 or 3; and adjacent groups Ar3 or adjacent groups Ar2 may be linked by a divalent group to form a ring. This compound can provide a bluer emitter that can be blended into current host formulations (deep blue, CIEy<0.08) suitable for solution processing.

Abstract: A semiconducting polymer and electronic devices comprising such polymer, in which the polymer has one or more repeat units, a first of the repeat units having the structure wherein R12 to R17 independently comprise H or a polyether group having at least five ethoxy repeat units, and in which at least one of R12 to R17 has a polyether group.