Abstract: A phosphorescent emitter compound having a first ligand LA having a Formula I, is disclosed. An OLED having the compound incorporated therein is also disclosed.

Abstract: Tetradentate Pt and Pd compounds with functional groups forming macrocycles are disclosed. The compounds are useful in organic electroluminescent devices to provide improved device efficiency and the stability.

Abstract: A compound including a first ligand LA having the structure of Formula I, is disclosed. In Formula I, rings A and B are each a 6-membered rings; Z1 and Z2 are each carbon or nitrogen; each RA and RB is independently hydrogen or a variety of substituents; any two substituents are optionally joined or fused into a ring; at least one RA or RB comprises an aromatic group substituted by a bridge structure, and this RA or RB joins with an adjacent substituent and fuses to ring A or B; the bridge structure comprises a backbone structure that forms a fused first ring; the backbone structure is saturated, comprises at least one heteroatom, and is optionally further substituted; and the ligand LA is coordinated to a metal M that can be coordinated to other ligands.

Abstract: A compound having a metal coordination complex structure, where the compound is capable of functioning as a phosphorescent emitter in an organic light emitting device at room temperature is disclosed. The compound has a first ligand coordinated to a metal. The free-state of the first ligand has a first triplet energy T1 of EL at 77K, while the compound has a first triplet energy T1 of E at 77K, and the difference in energy (?E) between E and EL is ?250 meV. The compound has a triplet emission spectrum with a FWHM value of no more than 45 nm. Organic light emitting devices, consumer products, and formulations containing the compounds are also disclosed.

Abstract: Indolocarbazole materials with substitution attached at specific positions and methods to synthesize the same are disclosed. The materials are used as hosts for improving performance of organic electroluminescence devices.

Abstract: A compound having a first ligand LA of Formula I useful as phosphorescent dopant in OLEDs is disclosed.

Abstract: Novel metal compounds having a first ligand LA that has the following formula: Formula I useful as emitters in OLED application are disclosed.

Abstract: Provided are compounds comprising a first ligand LA which comprises a first B atom and a first N atom; the first B atom forms exactly three single bonds to three atoms selected from the group consisting of C and N; and one of the three atoms is the first N atom; the first N atom is a ring atom of a first 6-membered ring, and B is not a ring atom of the first 6-membered ring; the first 6-membered ring comprises at least two double bonds in at least one Lewis structural drawing; LA is coordinated to a metal M selected from the group consisting of Os, Ir, Pd, Pt, Cu, Ag, and Au; and LA may be joined with other ligands to comprise a bidentate, tridentate, tetradentate, pentadentate, or hexadentate ligand. Also provided are formulations comprising these compounds and OLEDs and related consumer products that utilize these compounds.

Abstract: A compound comprising a first ligand LA of Formula I, is provided. In addition, C1 and C2 are joined to a structure of Formula II, In the first ligand, C1 and C2 are carbon atoms; K is selected from the group consisting of a direct bond, O, S, N(R?), P(R?), B(R?), C(R?)(R?), and Si(R?)(R?); each of Y1 and Y2 is O, S, Se, NR, CR?R?, SiR?R?, GeR?R?, BR?, BR?R?, or PR?; Z is selected from the group consisting of N, CR?, SiR?, and GeR?; moiety B is a monocyclic ring or a fused polycyclic ring structure; each R?, R?, RA, RB, R, R?, and R? is hydrogen or a General Substituent; the first ligand is coordinated to a metal M; and any two of RA, RB, R, R? and R? can be joined or fused to form a ring. Formulations, OLEDs, and consumer products containing the compound are also provided.

Abstract: A compound including a first ligand LX of Formula II is disclosed, where F is a 5-membered or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring; each RF and RG independently represents mono to the maximum possible number of substitutions, or no substitution; Z3 and Z4 are each independently C or N and coordinated to a metal M to form a 5-membered chelate ring; G is a fused ring structure comprising five or more fused heterocyclic or carbocyclic rings, of which one or two rings are of Formula III the fused heterocyclic or carbocyclic rings in the fused ring structure G are 5-membered or 6-membered; of which if two or more 5-membered rings are present, at least two of the 5-membered rings are fused to one another; Y can be one of BR?, NR?, PR?, O, S, Se, C?O, S?O, SO2, CR?R?, SiR?R?, and GeR?R?; the metal M can be coordinated to other ligands; and the ligand LX can be linked with other ligands to comprise a tridentate, tetradentate, pentadentate, or hexadentate ligand.

Abstract: Provided are compounds of Formula Ir(LA)m(LC)n or Pt(LA)(LB), and also provided are OLED devices using those compounds.

Abstract: A compound having the formula: Formula I is disclosed. The compound is useful as emitters in OLEDs.

Abstract: A compound having the formula [LA]yIr[LB]x is disclosed, where LA is selected from one of the following: The compounds have at least one pyridyl dibenzo-substituted ligand that coordinates to metal center from the sterically hindered position as exemplified by LA. Because of this unique configuration, the compounds display better photo-physical and thermal properties and can be used in OLED devices to improve their performance, particularly with respect to the device's lifetime.

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

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: Provided are organometallic compounds comprising a ligand with fused aromatic structures according to Formula I as described herein and their various uses including as emitters in devices and related electronic devices. Also provided are formulations comprising these compounds. Further provided are organic light emitting devices (OLEDs) and related consumer products that utilize these compounds.

Abstract: Provided are transition metal compounds having 5-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring in a unique configuration of fused rings per Formula I The compounds show improved phosphorescent emission in red to near IR region and are useful as emitter materials in organic electroluminescence device.

Abstract: Provided are compounds that include a ligand LA of the following Formula III: that contain heavy elements like Sb, Bi, Ge, or Te. Also provided are formulations including such compounds. Further provided are OLEDs and related consumer products that utilize such compounds.

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.