π-Extended Carbazole Derivatives as Host Materials for Highly Efficient and Long-Life Green Phosphorescent Organic Light-Emitting Diodes

High-performance organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) that use phosphorescent and/or thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitters are capable of realizing 100 % electron-to-photon conversion. The host materials in these OLEDs play crucial roles in determining OLED performance. Carbazole derivatives are frequently used as host materials, among which 3,3-bis(9H-carbazol-9-yl)biphenyl ( mCBP ) is often used for lifetime testing in scientific studies. In this study, the π conjugation of the carbazole unit was expanded to enhance OLED lifetime by designing and developing two benzothienocarbazole (BTCz)-based host materials, namely m1BTCBP and m4BTCBP . Among these host materials, m1BTCBP formed a highly efficient [Ir(ppy)₃]-based OLED with an operational luminescence half-life (LT₅₀) of over 300 h at an initial luminance of approximately 12000 cd m⁻² (current density: 25 mA cm⁻²). The LT₅₀ value at 1000 cd cm⁻² was estimated to be about 23 000 h. This performance is clearly higher than that of mCBP -based OLEDs (LT₅₀≈8500 h).     

Multifunctional Materials Serving as Efficient Non-Doped Violet-Blue Emitters and Host Materials for Phosphorescence

Efficient multifunctional materials acting as violet-blue emitters, as well as host materials for phosphorescent OLEDs, are crucial but rare due to demand that they should have high first singlet state (S₁) energy and first triplet state (T₁) energy simultaneously. In this study, two new violet-blue bipolar fluorophores, TPA-PI-SBF and SBF-PI-SBF , were designed and synthesized by introducing the hole transporting moiety triphenylamine (TPA) and spirobifluorene (SBF) unit that has high T₁ into high deep blue emission quantum yield group phenanthroimidazole (PI). As the results, the non-doped OLEDs based on TPA-PI-SBF exhibited excellent EL performance with a maximum external quantum efficiency (EQE_max) of 6.76 % and a violet-blue emission with Commission Internationale de L′Eclairage (CIE) of (0.152, 0.059). The device based on SBF-PI-SBF displayed EQE_max of 6.19 % with CIE of (0.159, 0.049), which nearly matches the CIE coordinates of the violet-blue emitters standard of (0.131, 0.046). These EL performances are comparable to the best reported non-doped deep or violet-blue emissive OLEDs with CIEy<0.06 in recent years. Additionally, the green, yellow and red phosphorescent OLEDs with TPA-PI-SBF and SBF-PI-SBF as host materials achieved a high EQE_max of about 20 % and low efficiency roll-off at the ultra-high luminance of 10 000 cd m⁻². These results provided a new construction strategy for designing high-performance violet-blue emitters, as well as efficient host materials for phosphorescent OLEDs.     

Pyridinyl-Carbazole Fragments Containing Host Materials for Efficient Green and Blue Phosphorescent OLEDs

Pyridinyl-carbazole fragments containing low molar mass compounds as host derivatives H1 and H2 were synthesized, investigated, and used for the preparation of electro-phosphorescent organic light-emitting devices (PhOLEDs). The materials demonstrated high stability against thermal decomposition with the decomposition temperatures of 361–386 °C and were suitable for the preparation of thin amorphous and homogeneous layers with very high values of glass transition temperatures of 127–139 °C. It was determined that triplet energy values of the derivatives are, correspondingly, 2.82 eV for the derivative H1 and 2.81 eV for the host H2. The new derivatives were tested as hosts of emitting layers in blue, as well as in green phosphorescent OLEDs. The blue device with 15 wt.% of the iridium(III)[bis(4,6-difluorophenyl)-pyridinato-N,C2′]picolinate (FIrpic) emitter doping ratio in host material H2 exhibited the best overall characteristics with a power efficiency of 24.9 lm/W, a current efficiency of 23.9 cd/A, and high value of 10.3% of external quantum efficiency at 100 cd/m². The most efficient green PhOLED with 10 wt% of Ir(ppy)₃ {tris(2-phenylpyridine)iridium(III)} in the H2 host showed a power efficiency of 34.1 lm/W, current efficiency of 33.9 cd/A, and a high value of 9.4% for external quantum efficiency at a high brightness of 1000 cd/m², which is required for lighting applications. These characteristics were obtained in non-optimized PhOLEDs under an ordinary laboratory atmosphere and could be improved in the optimization process. The results demonstrate that some of the new host materials are very promising components for the development of efficient phosphorescent devices.     

Imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine as an Electron Acceptor to Construct High-Performance Deep-Blue Organic Light-Emitting Diodes with Negligible Efficiency Roll-Off

Two novel bipolar deep-blue fluorescent emitters, IP-PPI and IP-DPPI, featuring different lengths of the phenyl bridge, were designed and synthesized, in which imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine (IP) and phenanthroimidazole (PI) were proposed as an electron acceptor and an electron donor, respectively. Both of them exhibit outstanding thermal stability and high emission quantum yields. All the devices based on these two materials showed negligible efficiency roll-off with increasing current density. Impressively, non-doped organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) based on IP-PPI and IP-DPPI exhibited external quantum efficiencies (EQEs) of 4.85 % and 4.74 % with CIE coordinates of (0.153, 0.097) and (0.154, 0.114) at 10000 cd m⁻², respectively. In addition, the 40 wt % IP-PPI doped device maintained a high EQE of 5.23 % with CIE coordinates of (0.154, 0.077) at 10000 cd m⁻². The doped device based on 20 wt % IP-DPPI exhibited a higher deep-blue electroluminescence (EL) performance with a maximum EQE of up to 6.13 % at CIE of (0.153, 0.078) and maintained an EQE of 5.07 % at 10000 cd m⁻². To the best of our knowledge, these performances are among the state-of-the art devices with CIE_y≤0.08 at a high brightness of 10000 cd m⁻². Furthermore, by doping a red phosphorescent dye Ir(MDQ)₂ (MDQ=2-methyldibenzo[f,h]quinoxaline) into the IP-PPI and IP-DPPI hosts, high-performance red phosphorescent OLEDs with EQEs of 20.8 % and 19.1 % were achieved, respectively. This work may provide a new approach for designing highly efficient deep-blue emitters with negligible roll-off for OLED applications.     

Triphenyl phosphine oxide and carbazole-based polymer host materials for green phosphorescent organic light-emitting diodes

Four novel polymers, poly(3,6-9-decyl-carbazole-alt-1,3-benzene)(PB13CZ), poly(3,6-9-decyl-carbazole-altbis(4-phenyl)(phenyl) phosphine oxide)(PTPPO38CZ), poly(3,6-9-decyl-carbazole-alt-2,4-phenyl(diphenyl) phosphine oxide)(PTPPO13CZ) and poly(3,6-9-decyl-carbazole-alt-bis(3-phenyl)(phenyl) phosphine oxide)(PTTPO27CZ) were synthesized, and their thermal, photophysical properties and device applications were further investigated to correlate the chemical structures with the photoelectric performance of bipolar host materials for phosphorescent organic light emitting diodes. All of them show high thermal stability as revealed by their high glass transition temperatures and thermal decomposition temperatures at 5% weight loss. These polymers have wide band gaps and relatively high triplet energy levels. As a result, the spin coating method was used to prepare the green phosphorescent organic light emitting diodes with polymers PTPPO38 CZ, PTPPO13 CZ and PTTPO27 CZ as the typical host materials. The green device of polymer PTPPO38 CZ as host material shows electroluminescent performance with maximum current efficiency of 2.16 cd·A~(-1), maximum external quantum efficiency of 0.7%, maximum brightness of 1475 cd·m~(-2) and reduced efficiency roll-off of 7.14% at 600 cd·m~(-2), which are much better than those of the same devices hosted by polymers PTTPO27 CZ and PTPPO13 CZ.     

Highly Efficient Orange and Warm White Phosphorescent OLEDs Based on a Host Material with a Carbazole–Fluorenyl Hybrid

A new carbazole–fluorenyl hybrid compound, 3,3′(2,7‐di(naphthaline‐2‐yl)‐9H‐fluorene‐9,9‐diyl)bis(9‐phenyl‐9H‐carbazole) (NFBC) was synthesized and characterized. The compound exhibits blue‐violet emission both in solution and in film, with peaks centered at 404 and 420 nm. In addition to the application as a blue emitter, NFBC is demonstrated to be a good host for phosphorescent dopants. By doping Ir(2‐phq)₃ in NFBC, a highly efficient orange organic light‐emitting diode (OLED) with a maximum efficiency of 32 cd A^?1 (26.5 Lm W^?1) was obtained. Unlike most phosphorescent OLEDs, the device prepared in our study shows little efficiency roll‐off at high brightness and maintains current efficiencies of 31.9 and 26.8 cd A^?1 at a luminance of 1000 and 10 000 cd m^?2, respectively. By using NFBC simultaneously as a blue fluorescence emitter and as a host for a phosphorescent dopant, a warm white OLED with a maximum efficiency of 22.9 Lm W^?1 (21.9 cd A^?1) was also obtained.     

一种基于咔唑的新型磷光主体材料的合成及光电性能

设计并合成了一种基于咔唑的新型的磷光主体材料, 即9-(6-(9-咔唑基)己基)咔唑(hCP), 对其结构及性能进行了表征. 研究结果表明: hCP分子中两个咔唑与烷基链是非共平面的, 由于长烷基链的缠绕, 因而具有较高的三线态能级(3.01 eV)和较高的玻璃化温度(93℃); 以hCP为主体材料, 与绿光磷光染料三(2-苯基吡啶)合铱(Ir(ppy)₃)掺杂作为发光层, 制备了磷光电致发光器件, 其器件的最大电流效率为15.1 cd·A^-1, 相对于4,4'-N,N'-二咔唑基联苯(CBP)为主体材料的参考器件, 显著提高了34.8%.     

Alignment of Heptagonal Diimide and Triazine Enables Narrowband Pure-Blue Organic Light-Emitting Diodes with Low Efficiency Roll-Off

The endeavor to develop high-performance narrowband blue organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) with low efficiency roll-off represents an attractive challenge. Herein, we introduce a hetero-acceptor design strategy centered around the heptagonal diimide (BPI) building block to create an efficient thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) sensitizer. The alignment of a twisted BPI unit and a planar diphenyltriazine (TRZ) fragment imparts remarkable exciton dynamic properties to 26tCz-TRZBPI, including a fast radiative decay rate (k_R) of 1.0×10⁷ s⁻¹ and a swift reverse intersystem crossing rate (k_RISC) of 1.8×10⁶ s⁻¹, complemented by a slow non-radiative decay rate (k_NR) of 6.0×10³ s⁻¹. Consequently, 26tCz-TRZBPI facilitates the fabrication of high-performance narrowband pure-blue TADF-sensitized fluorescence OLEDs (TSF-OLEDs) with a maximum external quantum efficiency (EQE_max) of 24.3 % and low efficiency roll-off even at a high brightness level of 10000 cd m⁻² (EQE₁₀₀₀₀: 16.8 %). This showcases a record-breaking external quantum efficiency at a high luminance level of 10000 cd m⁻² for narrowband blue TSF-OLEDs.     

Efficient and Low-voltage Phosphorescent Organic Light-emitting Devices Based on Blue Iridium Complex Host

By adopting a phosphorescent host/guest system consisting of blue iridium complex as host and a series of phosphorescent dyes as guest, efficient and low-voltage monochromic organic light-emitting devices(OLEDs) were fabricated. The devices with blue iridium host have higher power efficiency than the device with the conventional host 4,4'-N,N'-dicarbazole-biphenyl. The enhancement of the maximum power efficiency in green phosphorescent device can reach 37.2%. Dichromatic white OLED could be achieved by simply adjusting the concentration of the orange dyes. At a brightness of 1000 cd/m², the power efficiency of the white device is 8.4 lm/W with a color rendering index of 76.     

Influence of Buckminsterfullerene Doping on Properties of Phosphorescent Homojunction Organic Light-Emitting Device

By p-doping buckminsterfullerene (C60) into a bipolar host 2,7-bis(diphenylphos-phorryl)-9-[4-(N,N-dipheny-lamino)phenyl]-9-phenylfluorene, the device efficiency of the phosphorescent homojunction organic light-emitting device (HJOLED) was pronouncedly enhanced. A two-fold enhancement in luminous efficacy compared with nondoped or MoO₃ doped HJOLEDs was observed by employing C60 as the p-dopant. The influence of C60 doping on the device performances of this HJOLED was investigated by carefully analyzing the J-V-L characteristics of HJOLEDs with different hole transporting layer. A white HJOLED was also successfully fabricated. The maximum brightness, current efficiency and power efficiency were 22700 cd m^?2, 12.2 cd A^?1 and 7.7 lm W, respectively. This device showed a warm EL spectra and the CIE coordinates was (0.41, 0.44) @ 10 V. Besides, this device manifested lower efficiency roll-off.     

Host copolymers containing pendant carbazole and oxadiazole groups: Synthesis,characterization and optoelectronic applications for efficient green phosphorescent OLEDs

Vinyl copolymers (PCOn), containing pendant carbazole and aromatic 1,3,4‐oxadiazole attached with dodecyloxy group, were prepared from their corresponding precursor poly(9‐vinyl carbazole‐co‐4‐vinylbenzyl chloride) (PCBn) by the Williamson condensation (n: mole% of 4‐vinylbenzyl chloride). These copolymers were used as host materials for green phosphorescent light‐emitting diodes after blending 4 wt % of Ir(ppy)₃. PL spectra of the PCOn films showed the formation of excimer or exciplex. The phosphorescent EL devices were fabricated with a configuration of ITO/PEDOT:PSS/host copolymers:Ir(ppy)₃/BCP/Ca/Al. The PL and EL spectra of the blends [PCOn:Ir(ppy)₃] revealed dominant green emission at 517 nm attributed to Ir(ppy)₃ due to efficient energy transfer from the host to Ir(ppy)₃. Efficient green phosphorescent OLEDs was obtained when employing copolymer PCO16 as the host and Ir(ppy)₃ as the guest. The maximal luminance efficiency and the maximal luminance of this device were 17.9 cd/A and 19,903 cd/m², respectively. After doped with Ir(ppy)₃, the morphology of the films, both controlled PCO20 and PCO20 with attached dodecyloxy groups, were investigated by tapping‐mode AFM and FE‐SEM. The film of PCO20 exhibited uniform, featureless image and showed much better device performance than PCO20, which have been attributed to good compatibility of PCO20 with Ir(ppy)₃. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 5180–5193, 2008     

A Series of Dibenzofuran-Based n-Type Exciplex Host Partners Realizing High-Efficiency and Stable Deep-Red Phosphorescent OLEDs

Deep-red to near-infrared (NIR) OLEDs, which yield emission peak wavelengths beyond λ=660 nm, are applicable as unique light sources in plant growth or health monitoring systems. Compared with other visible-spectrum OLEDs, however, research in the field of deep-red OLEDs is not as advanced. In this work, three new types of dibenzofuran-based host materials are developed as n-type exciplex host partners. Combining these with the deep-red iridium complex bis(2,3-diphenylquinoxaline)iridium(dipivaloylmethane) ([(DPQ)₂Ir(dpm)]) and N,N′-di(naphalene-1-yl)-N,N′-diphenylbenzidine (α-NPD) as a p-type exciplex host partner, a highly efficient deep-red OLED can be realized with a maximum external quantum efficiency (η_ext,max) of over 16 % with Comission Internationale de l′Éclairge (CIE) coordinates of (0.71, 0.28). In addition, the effect of the doping concentration and the p/n ratio of the exciplex host on the efficiency and the lifetime of the OLEDs are investigated. Consequently, the optimized device exhibits a η_ext,max of over 15 % and a six-time longer lifetime operating at high brightness of 100 cd m⁻² compared with other state-of-the-art deep-red OLEDs.     

Novel thioxanthone host material with thermally activated delayed fluorescence for reduced efficiency roll-off of phosphorescent OLEDs

A symmetrical host material, 2,7-di(9,9-dimethyl-9H-fluoren-1-yl)-9H-thioxanthen-9-one (DMBFTX), with TADF property was firstly developed. The red phosphorescent OLED based on this TADF host displays a lower EQEs rolloff of 38.8% at a luminance of 10 000 cd/m² as compared to 71.2% of commercial mCP host, which is resulted from the upconversion of DMBFTX from triplet to singlet.     

2,3-Disubstituted Fluorene Scaffold for Efficient Green Phosphorescent Organic Light-Emitting Diodes

Fluorene is a classic three-membered polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, and it has been widely used in optoelectronic devices. Here we explore a simple and efficient strategy for the derivatization at the 2- and 3- positions in fluorene unit. By introducing different types of substituents, we design two pairs of 2,3-disubstituted fluorene isomers and use them as host materials for phosphorescent organic light-emitting diodes (PHOLEDs). The green PHOLEDs hosted by these fluorene derivatives realize high external quantum efficiencies (EQE) over 20 % with low efficiency roll-off. Particularly, the devices hosted by 2TRz3TPA and 2TPA3TRz achieve nearly 24 % EQE and 104 lm W⁻¹ power efficiency. These results clearly demonstrate that the 2,3-disubstituted fluorene platforms are potentially useful for constructing host materials.     

Novel fluorene/carbazole hybrids with steric bulk as host materials for blue organic electrophosphorescent devices

The problem of self-quenching in organic electrophosphorescence devices has been extensively studied and partially solved by using sterically hindered spacers in phosphorescent dopants. This paper attempts to address this problem by using sterically hindered host materials. Novel fluorene/carbazole hybrids with tert-butyl substitutions, namely 9,9-bis[4-(3,6-di-tert-butylcarbazol-9-yl)phenyl]fluorene (TBCPF) and 9,9-bis[4-(carbazol-9-yl)phenyl]-2,7-di-tert-butylfluorene (CPTBF), have been synthesized and characterized. The compounds exhibit not only high triplet energy (>2.8 eV), but also high glass transition temperature (>160 °C) and thermal stability. The substitution of inert tert-butyl groups to the carbazole/fluorene rings of these host molecules has a remarkable effect on the corresponding properties of the host materials, i.e. enhancing the thermal and electrochemical stability, weakening the intermolecular packing, and tuning the solid-state emission. Blue electrophosphorescent devices with enhanced performance were prepared by utilizing the sterically hindered host materials. The devices based on the four tert-butyl substituted material TBCPF exhibit unusual tolerance of high dopant concentration up to 20% and marked reduction of efficiency roll-off at higher current, indicating significant suppression of self-quenching effect in organic electrophosphorescent devices by the substitution of steric bulks.     

Constructing a Novel Dendron for a Self‐Host Blue Emitter with Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence: Solution‐Processed Nondoped Organic Light‐Emitting Diodes with Bipolar Charge Transfer and Stable Color Purity

Self‐host thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) materials have recently been identified as effective emitters for solution‐processed nondoped organic light‐emitting diodes (OLEDs). However, except for the carbazole unit, few novel dendrons have been developed to build self‐host TADF emitters. This study reports two self‐host blue materials, tbCz‐SO and poCz‐SO, with the same TADF emissive core and different dendrons. The influence of the peripheral dendrons on the photophysical properties and electroluminescent performances of the self‐host materials were systematically investigated. The transient fluorescence and electroluminescence spectra indicated that the diphenylphosphoryl carbazole units could effectively encapsulate the emissive core to reduce the concentration quenching effect and to enhance reverse intersystem crossing. By using tbCz‐SO and poCz‐SO as host‐free blue emitters, the performance of the solution‐processed nondoped OLED device demonstrated that a more balanced charge transfer from the bipolar dendrons would offer a better current efficiency of 10.5 cd A⁻¹ and stable color purity with Commission Internationale de L'Eclairage units of (0.18, 0.27).     

Versatile Benzimidazole/Triphenylamine Hybrids: Efficient Nondoped Deep‐Blue Electroluminescence and Good Host Materials for Phosphorescent Emitters

Two new bipolar compounds, N,N,N′,N′‐tetraphenyl‐5′‐(1‐phenyl‐1H‐benzimidazol‐2‐yl)‐1,1′:3′,1′′‐terphenyl‐4,4′′‐diamine ( 1 ) and N,N,N′,N′‐tetraphenyl‐5′‐(1‐phenyl‐1H‐benzimidazol‐2‐yl)‐1,1′:3′,1′′‐terphenyl‐3,3′′‐diamine ( 2 ), were synthesized and characterized, and their thermal, photophysical, and electrochemical properties were investigated. Compounds 1 and 2 possess good thermal stability with high glass‐transition temperatures of 109–129 °C and thermal decomposition temperatures of 501–531 °C. The fluorescence quantum yield of 1 (0.52) is higher than that of 2 (0.16), which could be attributed to greater π conjugation between the donor and acceptor moieties. A nondoped deep‐blue fluorescent organic light‐emitting diode (OLED) using 1 as the blue emitter displays high performance, with a maximum current efficiency of 2.2 cd A⁻¹ and a maximum external efficiency of 2.9 % at the CIE coordinates of (0.17, 0.07) that are very close to the National Television System Committee’s blue standard (0.15, 0.07). Electrophosphorescent devices using the two compounds as host materials for green and red phosphor emitters show high efficiencies. The best performance of a green phosphorescent device was achieved using 2 as the host, with a maximum current efficiency of 64.3 cd A⁻¹ and a maximum power efficiency of 68.3 lm W⁻¹; whereas the best performance of a red phosphorescent device was achieved using 1 as the host, with a maximum current efficiency of 11.5 cd A⁻¹, and a maximum power efficiency of 9.8 lm W⁻¹. The relationship between the molecular structures and optoelectronic properties are discussed.     

窄光谱磷光配合物的设计及电致发光性能

通过对螯合配体及辅助配体的设计与筛选, 构筑了一种全新的天蓝光铱金属配合物(MeFPyPy)₂Ir(dipcMePy)(简称MFPMP), 实现了三重态配体中心、 三重态金属-配体电荷转移和/或三重态配体-配体电荷转移跃迁类型混合比例较优化的发光过程. 以MFPMP作为发光体的磷光有机电致发光器件实现了半峰宽为52 nm, 最大发光波长为476 nm的窄光谱、 单峰型、 高亮度、 高效率天蓝光发射, 并在1000 cd/m²的实用亮度下保持了25%以上的外量子效率(EQE), 与目前报道的最高水平有机电致发光器件性能相当. 本工作为进一步开发色纯度更高、 更具有实用性的磷光配合物发光材料提供了一条可行的途径.     

Synthesis, characterization and electrophosphorescent properties of mononuclear platinum(II) complexes based on 2-phenylbenzoimidazole derivatives

The rational design, synthesis and characterization of five phosphorescent platinum complexes [(C^N)Pt(acac)] [Hacac = acetylacetone, HC^N = 1-methyl-2-(4-fluorophenyl)benzoimidazole (H-FMBI), 1-methyl-2-phenylbenzoimidazole (H-MBI), 1,2-diphenyl-benzoimidazole (H-PBI), 1-(4-(3,6-di-t-butylcarbazol-9-yl))phenyl-2-phenylbenzoimidazole (t-BuCz-H-PBI), and 1-(4-(3,6-di-(3,6-di-t-butyl-carbazol-9-yl))carbazol-9-yl)phenyl-2-phenylbenzoimidazole (t-BuCzCz-H-PBI)] have been discussed. The crystal structure of (MBI)Pt(acac) shows a nearly ideal square planar geometry around Pt atom and the weak intermolecular interactions with π-π spacing of 3.55 Å. All of the complexes emit green phosphorescence from the metal-to-ligand charge-transfer (MLCT) excited state with high quantum efficiency (0.08-0.17) at room temperature. A multilayer organic light-emitting diode (OLED) with (MBI)Pt(acac) as phosphorescent dopant was fabricated using the method of high-vacuum thermal evaporation, which gives a maximum brightness, luminous and power efficiency of 13 605 cd/m², 15.1 cd/A and 4.3 lm/W, respectively. In contrast, the comparable performance can be achieved in the solution-processed OLED based on (t-BuCzPBI)Pt(acac) with a peak brightness, luminous and power efficiency of 13 606 cd/m², 17.5 cd/A and 8.4 lm/W, respectively. The better device efficiency results from the good square plane of central Pt coordination unit and the inhibition of the aggregates due to bulky and rigid t-butylcarbazole dendrons.     

Efficient deep blue OLEDs with extremely low efficiency roll-off at high brightness based on phenanthroimidazole derivatives

Phosphorescent and thermally activated delayed fluorescence(TADF) emitters can break through the spin statistics rules and achieve great success in external quantum efficiency(over 5%).However,maintaining high efficiency at high brightness is a tremendous challenge for applications of organic light emitting diodes.Hence,we reported two phenanthroimidazole derivatives PPI-An-CN and PPI-An-TP and achieved extremely low efficiency roll-off with about 99% of the maximum external quantum efficiency(EQE_(max)) maintained even at a high luminance of 1000 cd/cm2 based non-doped devices.When doping the two materials in CBP(4,4'-bis(N-carbazolyl)-1,1'-biphenyl),the doped devices still exhibited excellent stability at high brightness with CIE_y≈0.07 and low turn-on voltage of only 2.8 V.The state-ofthe-art low efficiency roll-off makes the new materials attractive for potential applications.It is the first time that the Fragment Contribution Analysis method has been used to analyze the excited state properties of the molecules in the field of OLEDs,which helps us understand the mechanism more intuitively and deeply.