Electroluminescent metallo-supramolecules with terpyridine-based groups

US7811675B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• University of Hong Kong · CN

Inventors

• Chi-Ming Che · Hong Kong, CN
• Sze-Chit Yu · Hong Kong, CN

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 6, 2002
• Grant date: Oct 12, 2010
• Expiry date: Nov 6, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S428/917
• WIPO field: Organic fine chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Highly fluorescent metallo-supramolecules based on terpyridine-based monomers and transition metals have been obtained. These robust supramolecules provide high quantum yields with emissions from violet to blue, green or yellow color. They have emerged as promising emitters for polymeric light-emitting diodes (PLEDs) due to desirable properties such as high luminance, high purity, low cost, and good thermal stabilities. The supramolecule has molecular structure represented by the formulawherein M represents Group IB, IIB VIIA, VIIIA or lanthanide metals; R is independently in each occurrence and is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, or recognized donor and acceptor groups; X is independently in each occurrence and is nitrogen or carbon atom; R is selected from alkoxy, aryloxy, heteroaryloxy, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, alkyl ketone, aryl ketone, heteroaryl ketone, alkylester, arylester, heteroarylester, alkylamide, arylamide, heteroarylamide, alkylthio, arylthio, fluoroalkyl, fluoroaryl, amine, imide, carboxylate, sulfonyl, alkyleneoxy, polyalkyleneoxy, or combination thereof; n is an integer of 1 to 100,000; Z is…