A silane-based host material with improved electron transport properties for phosphorescent OLEDs with high efficiency and low efficiency roll-off

A dibenzosilole-based host material was designed and characterized.The host material,9,9'-(5,5-diphenyl-5H-dibenzo[b,d]silole-2,8-diyl)bis(9H-carbazole)(SSiCz),was designed to enhance the electron transport properties and rigidity by coupling two phenyl units of the tetraphenyl silane of a strong hole transport type bis(4-(9Hcarbazol-9-yl)phenyl)diphenylsilane host.The device efficiency roll-off was improved considerably by balancing the carriers in the phosphorescent organic light-emitting diodes(PhOLEDs),and the driving voltage at high luminance was reduced.The red and green PhOLEDs exhibited high external quantum efficiencies(EQEs)of 23.8%and 24.9%,respectively,and a relieved efficiency roll-off.In addition,S-SiCz was used as an electron transport type host with a hole transport type3,3'-di(9H-carbazol-9-yl)-1,1'-biphenyl host.The maximum EQEs of the red and green PhOLEDs using the mixed host were 26.0%and 25.5%,respectively,and EQE roll-off values were 18%and 6%,respectively.Therefore,the planarization design strategy of the host is effective for better device performance.