Abstract: An OLED including an organic layer that contains metal complex compounds that are useful as a phosphorescent emitter is disclosed. The metal complex compounds include ligands that incorporate fluorinated side chains and has at least one substituent R selected from the group consisting of partially fluorinated alkyl, partially fluorinated cycloalkyl, and combinations thereof, wherein R is directly bonded to an aromatic ring. In the compound, C having an F attached thereto is separated by at least one carbon atom from the aromatic ring.

Abstract: Provided is a compound comprising a first ligand LA of

Abstract: A compound having the formula [LA]3-nIr[LB]n is disclosed. In the formula, LA is and LB is Formula I.

Abstract: This invention discloses iridium complexes with ligands based on a phenyl quinoline backbone with at least a double substitution on the quinoline moiety. These complexes can be used as phosphorescent emitters in OLEDs.

Abstract: Provided is a compound comprising a first ligand LA of where at least one of RA and RB is a structure of

Abstract: Provided are a compound having a metal M and a first ligand LA comprising the structure of where the compound is capable of functioning as a phosphorescent emitter in an organic light emitting device at room temperature.

Abstract: Provided are a compounds comprising a first ligand LA of

Abstract: Provided are compounds having a first ligand LA of that are useful in OLEDs as emitters.

Abstract: Provided are compounds having a first ligand LA of Formula I where, R and RA each represents mono to the maximum allowable substitutions, or no substitution; Z1 to Z4 are each independently C or N; at least two adjacent Z1 to Z4 are C and the corresponding R groups attached to them form a structure of Formula II

Abstract: A composition formed of a mixture of two compounds having similar thermal evaporation properties that are pre-mixed into an evaporation source that can be used to co-evaporate the two compounds into an emission layer in OLEDs via vacuum thermal evaporation process is disclosed.

Abstract: An OLED including an organic layer that contains metal complex compounds that are useful as a phosphorescent emitter is disclosed. The metal complex compounds include ligands that incorporate fluorinated side chains and has at least one substituent R selected from the group consisting of partially fluorinated alkyl, partially fluorinated cycloalkyl, and combinations thereof, wherein R is directly bonded to an aromatic ring. In the compound, C having an F attached thereto is separated by at least one carbon atom from the aromatic ring.

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

Abstract: A compound having a formula M(LA)x(LB)y(LC)z is provided. In the compound of M(LA)x(LB)y(LC)z, ligand LA is ligand LB is and ligand LC is In addition, M is a metal having an atomic mass greater than 40, x is 1, 2, or 3, and y and z are independently 0, 1, or 2. In the compound, Z5 is carbon or nitrogen; one of Z1 to Z4 is nitrogen and three of Z1 to Z4 are carbon substituted by RB, and rings C and D are each independently a 5 or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring. Each RA, RB, RC, and RD is independently selected from a group of substituents, where at least one RB is heteroaryl, which can be further substituted, and any adjacent substitutents are optionally joined or fused into a ring. Formulations and devices, such as OLEDs, that include the first compound are also provided.

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, 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, boryl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, car

Abstract: Provided are organometallic compounds. Also provided are formulations comprising these organometallic compounds. Further provided are OLEDs and related consumer products that utilize these organometallic compounds.

Abstract: Transition metal compounds having naphthalene imide moiety having enhanced electron withdrawing property and more metal-ligand charge transfer (MLCT) based excited state are disclosed. The disclosed compounds will improve the photoluminescent quantum yield (PLQY) and produce phosphorescent emission in red to near IR region which has many desired applications.

Abstract: A compound of Formula I or Formula II wherein Y is selected from the group consisting of O, S, and NV; and (a) L1 and L2 are the same or different and are each a mono-anionic bidentate ligand; and R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carboxylic acid, ether, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof; or (b) R joins with L1 of the Formulae I or II to form a ring B1 of formula B and formula C, respectively, and L2 is L3 and L3 is a tridentate ligand of formula D wherein ring C, ring D, and ring E are each independently selected from the group consisting a 5-membered aryl, a 5-membered heteroaryl, a 6-membered aryl, and a 6-membered heteroaryl; X1 to X4 are independently selected from Cor N, and no more than two of the X1 to X4 is N; Z1 to Z7 are ind

Abstract: This invention discloses iridium complexes containing one tetradentate ligand and one bidentate ligand. The heteroleptic iridium complexes showed desired properties such as good EQE, LT, and CIE.

Abstract: Novel metal complexes incorporating boron-containing aromatic compounds useful as a phosphorescent OLED material are disclosed.

Abstract: A composition formed of a mixture of two compounds having similar thermal evaporation properties that are pre-mixed into an evaporation source that can be used to co-evaporate the two compounds into an emission layer in OLEDs via vacuum thermal evaporation process is disclosed.