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: 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 having the following formula is disclosed. The compound is useful as an emitter in OLED applications.

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: 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: Arrangements for phosphorescent blue emissive materials, layers, and devices are provided. The arrangements include a host having first a triplet energy level of at least 2.8 eV and an absolute difference of not more than 0.3 eV between the first singlet and triplet energy levels, and an emitter that includes an emissive transition metal complex and a first triplet energy level of at least 2.7 eV.

Abstract: Provided are novel compounds having a structure of that are useful as emitters in OLEDs.

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: 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: Provided are OLEDs that are designed with a specific material sets that minimize the lifetime degradation of the OLED at elevated temperatures, where the features of such OLED are defined by a ratio ?LT defined as (LT90 of the OLED measured at 40° C.)/(LT90 of an identical OLED measured at 20° C.) when each of the OLED and the identical OLED is run at the same current density; wherein the resulting ?LT is greater than 0.4.

Abstract: A compound of Formula I, is provided. In Formula I, rings B and C are 5-membered or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic rings; Z is B, Al, or Ga; Y1 and Y2 are linking groups that can include R and R?; X1, X2, and X3 are C or N; each R, R?, RA, RB, and RC is hydrogen or a General Substituent; at least one of R, R?, RA, RB, and RC comprises L-SiAr1Ar2Ar3; wherein each is a single bond or a double bond; L is a direct bond or an organic linker; and each of Ar1, Ar2, and Ar3 is a 5-membered or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring.

Abstract: An OLED structure including a first organic layer disposed between the anode and the cathode is disclosed. The first organic layer includes a primary phosphorescent emitter and a first host, and where one of the following conditions is true: (1) the first organic layer further includes a secondary emitter; or (2) the OLED further includes a second organic layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, wherein the second organic layer includes a secondary emitter. The phosphorescent emitter has a peak emission wavelength ?max that is ?600 nm and ?750 nm, the secondary emitter has a peak emission wavelength ?max that is ?750 nm, and the first host has a lowest excited state triplet energy T1 that is at least 0.1 eV higher than that of the primary phosphorescent emitter.

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 full-color pixel arrangement for a device, the full-color pixel arrangement including a plurality of sub-pixels, each having an emissive region of a first color, where the full-color pixel arrangement comprises emissive regions having exactly one emissive color that is a red-shifted color of a deep blue sub-pixel of the plurality of sub-pixels. Embodiments of the disclosed subject matter may also provide a full-color pixel arrangement for a device, the full-color pixel arrangement including a plurality of sub-pixels, each having an emissive region of a first color, where the full-color pixel arrangement comprises emissive regions having exactly one emissive color, and where the plurality of sub-pixels comprise a light blue sub-pixel, a deep blue sub-pixel, a red sub-pixel, and a green sub-pixel.

Abstract: Provided are ortho-substituted biphenyl compounds with one or more bicarbazole linkages. Also provided are formulations comprising these ortho-substituted biphenyl compounds. Further provided are OLEDs and related consumer products that utilize these ortho-substituted biphenyl compounds.

Abstract: Light emitting devices are provided that include an outcoupling layer in which asymmetric nanoparticles are disposed, where the nanoparticles are aligned such that the difference between each nanoparticle's major axis and the average direction of the major axes of all nanoparticles is minimized. The use of aligned, physically asymmetric nanoparticles leads to improved outcoupling and performance of the device.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosed subject matter provide a device that may include an organic light emitting device (OLED) having a substrate, a first electrode disposed over the substrate, a second electrode disposed over the first electrode, and an organic emissive layer having a first surface positioned over a second surface is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. A nanoparticle layer may be disposed over the organic emissive layer and has a first surface that is positioned over a second surface. The nanoparticle layer may include a first plurality of nanoparticles comprising a dielectric material, and a surrounding medium. A distance from the second surface of the nanoparticle layer to the first surface of the organic emissive layer may be not more than 50 nm, and there may be a difference of at least 1.0 between a refractive index of the dielectric material and the surrounding medium.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosed subject matter provide a device including one or more organic layers that include an emissive layer, a first electrode layer disposed over the one or more organic layers, a plurality of nanostructures formed as part of the first electrode layer, a substrate, a second electrode layer, where the second electrode layer is disposed on the substrate, the one or more organic layers are disposed on the second electrode layer, and the first electrode layer including the plurality of nanostructures is disposed on the one or more organic layers and within the predetermined threshold distance of the emissive layer.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a metal coordination complex compound. The metal complex compound is capable of functioning as an emitter in an organic light emitting device (OLED) at room temperature, and has a vertical dipole ratio (VDR) greater than 0.33 in the OLED. Formulations, OLEDs, and consumer products including the same are also provided.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosed subject matter provide a full-color pixel arrangement for a device, the full-color pixel arrangement including a plurality of sub-pixels, each having an emissive region of a first color, where the full-color pixel arrangement comprises emissive regions having exactly one emissive color that is a red-shifted color of a deep blue sub-pixel of the plurality of sub-pixels. Embodiments of the disclosed subject matter may also provide a full-color pixel arrangement for a device, the full-color pixel arrangement including a plurality of sub-pixels, each having an emissive region of a first color, where the full-color pixel arrangement comprises emissive regions having exactly one emissive color, and where the plurality of sub-pixels comprise a light blue sub-pixel, a deep blue sub-pixel, a red sub-pixel, and a green sub-pixel.