Abstract: An OLED including an anode, a cathode, and an organic layer between the anode and the cathode, where the organic layer includes a compound having the formula [LA]3-nIr[LB]n is disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a device that includes an emissive material or region including a host that is doped with a first material as an emitter that is an acceptor and a phosphorescent-capable second material as a sensitizer. The first material and the second material each has a first singlet state and a first triplet state. The first triplet state of the second material is not lower than the first triplet state of the first material. The second material transfers excitons to the first material and the excitons that transition to the first triplet state of the first material can be activated to the first singlet state of the first material through a thermal activation process.

Abstract: Provided are organometallic compounds including a ligand LA having a structure of Also provided are formulations comprising these organometallic compounds. Further provided are OLEDs and related consumer products that utilize these organometallic compounds.

Abstract: Provided are organometallic compounds comprising a ligand which is at least a two-dentate ligand which comprises at least one 5-membered nitrogen containing heterocyclic ring, the nitrogen of which is bonded to the central metal atom. Also provided are formulations comprising these organometallic compounds. Further provided are organic light emitting devices (OLEDs) and related consumer products that utilize these organometallic compounds.

Abstract: Provided are multicyclic organic electroluminescent compounds having a ligand LA of Formula I shown below: Also provided are OLEDs and related consumer products that contain an organic layer having these organic electroluminescent compounds.

Abstract: Organic light emitting materials and devices comprising phosphorescent metal complexes comprising ligands comprising aryl or heteroaryl groups substituted at both ortho positions are described. An organic light emitting device, comprising: an anode, a hole transport layer; an organic emissive layer comprising an emissive layer host and an emissive dopant; an electron impeding layer; and electron transport layer, and a cathode disposed, in that order, over a substrate.

Abstract: Provided are organometallic compounds having a structure of Formula I: Also provided are formulations comprising these organometallic compounds. Further provided are OLEDs and related consumer products that utilize these organometallic compounds.

Abstract: Provided are organometallic compounds comprising a ligand comprising at least two moieties A and B which are linked by a linking group L2, wherein the ligand is coordinated to a central metal atom M. Also provided are formulations comprising these organometallic compounds. Further provided are organic light emitting devices (OLEDs) and related consumer products that utilize these organometallic compounds.

Abstract: A compound is disclosed that has a metal coordination complex structure having at least two ligands coordinated to the metal; wherein the compound has a first substituent R1 at one of the ligands' periphery; wherein a first distance is defined as the distance between the metal and one of the atoms in R1 where that atom is the farthest away from the metal among the atoms in R1; wherein the first distance is also longer than any other atom-to-metal distance between the metal and any other atoms in the compound; and wherein when a sphere having a radius r is defined whose center is at the metal and the radius r is the smallest radius that will allow the sphere to enclose all atoms in the compound that are not part of R1, the first distance is longer than the radius r by at least 2.9 ?.

Abstract: A compound comprising a first ligand LA of Formula I, is provided. In Formula I, each of moieties A, B, C, and D are a monocyclic ring or a polycyclic fused ring system; Z is N, P, B, CR, SiR, or GeR; each of Z1 to Z10 is independently C or N; each of K1 and K2 is a direct bond or a linker; each R, RA, RB, RC, RD, R?, and R? is hydrogen or a General Substituent defined herein; and any two substituents may be joined or fused to form a ring. Formulations, OLEDs, and consumer products containing the same are also provided.

Abstract: Provided is a new composition of matter for phosphorescent emitters containing a chelating ligand comprised of a fused heterocyclic structure containing boron. The disclosed ligands form two bonds to the metal forming a 6-membered chelate and can be further substituted to form tridentate or tetradentate ligands.

Abstract: An OLED including an anode, a cathode, and an organic layer between the anode and the cathode, where the organic layer includes a compound having the formula [LA]3-nIr[LB]n is disclosed.

Abstract: A compound having a structure of Formula I In Formula I, M is Pd or Pt; each of X1 to X12 is independently C or N; ring A is a 5-membered or 6-membered ring; K1 and K2 are selected from a direct bond, O, S, and NR; L1 is an organic linker; Y1 is selected from O, S, BR, PR, Se and NRY; each R, RY, RA, RB, RC, and RD is hydrogen or a substituent; and any two substituents can be joined or fused to form a ring. Further provided are OLEDs and related consumer products that utilize these compounds.

Abstract: Novel Iridium complexes having three different bidentate ligands useful for phosphorescent emitters in OLEDs are disclosed. At least one of the three different bidentate ligands is a carbene ligand.

Abstract: A compound comprising a first bidentate ligand LA, wherein LA comprises a structure of Formula I; wherein Z is selected from the group consisting of O, S, NR, BR, CRKRL, C?CRKRL, SiRKRL, —CRKRLCRMRN—, —SiRKRLSiRMRN—, —CRKRLO—, —SiRKRLO—, and —CRK?CRL—; wherein ring A, ring B, and ring C are each independently a 5-membered carbocyclic ring, 5-membered heterocyclic ring, 6-membered carbocyclic ring or 6-membered heterocyclic ring; wherein LA is coordinated to a metal M forming a 5-membered chelate ring; wherein M is selected from the group consisting of Ir, Pt, Pd, Ru, Rh, Os, Re, Cu, Ag, and Au; wherein RA, RB, and RC each represent mono to the maximum allowable substitution, or no substitution; wherein each R, RK, RL, RM, RN, 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, germyl, boryl, selenyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, a

Abstract: A compound comprising a first ligand LA comprising a structure of Formula I, is provided. In Formula I, each of moiety A and moiety B is a monocyclic ring or a polycyclic fused ring system; each of X1 to X4 and Z1 to Z4 is C or N; at least one of X1 to X4 is N; each of K1 and K2 is a direct bond or a linker; Y is a linker; each R, R?, R?, R?, RA, RB, and RC is hydrogen or a substituent; LA is coordinated to a metal M; and at least one of five conditions related to X1 to X4 and/or RC is met. Formulations, OLEDs, and consumer products containing the compound are also provided.

Abstract: A heteroleptic compound of formula Ir(LA)m(LB)n(LC)p is provided wherein LA has a structure of Formula IA, or Formula IB, LB has a structure of Formula II, and LC is a bidentate ligand; and wherein m is 1 or 2; n is 1 or 2; and p is 0 or 1; and m+n+p=3 In Formulae I and II, moieties A and D are heterocyclic ring or a polycyclic ring system; each of X1 to X12 is C or N; Ring B is connected to moiety A by a C; at least one of X9 to X12 is N; Y is a linking group that forms a 5-membered ring; each R, R?, R?, RA, RB, RC, RD, and RE is hydrogen or a General Substituent as defined herein; LA forms a 5-membered chelate ring with Ir. Formulations, OLEDs, and consumer products containing the compound are also provided.

Abstract: Provided are a compound comprising a ligand LA of Formula I that are useful as emitters in organic light emitting devices.

Abstract: A compound having the formula Ir(LA)n(LB)3-n, having the structure of Formula I is provided. In the structure of Formula I, each of A1 through A8 is independently carbon or nitrogen; at least one of A1 through A8 is nitrogen; ring B is bonded to ring A through a C—C bond; the iridium is bonded to ring A through an Ir—C bond; X is O, S, or Se; each of R1 through R5 are independently selected from a variety of substituents, which may be linked for form a ring; n is an integer from 1 to 3; and at least one R2 adjacent to ring C is not hydrogen. Formulations and devices, such as OLEDs, that include the first compound are also provided.

Abstract: A compound E1 capable of functioning as an emitter an organic light emitting device (OLED) at room temperature is provided. The compound is a metal coordination complex; the metal coordination complex comprises a first ligand, LA, that comprises a first group; and the metal coordination complex comprises a covalent bond between the metal and the first group; wherein the transition dipole moment (TDM) of the emissive state of the complex has a vector, wherein an angle formed between the TDM vector and the covalent bond between the metal and the first group is less than or equal to 40°, and wherein an excited state of the metal coordination complex has a LC character localized on the first group of greater than or equal to 45%. Formulations, OLEDs, and consumer products containing the compound are also provided.