Abstract: | A novel oligothiophene derivative containing the triphenylamine moiety with high glass transition temperature (Tg; 135 °C), 5,5′‐{bis[4‐di(4‐thiophenyl)amino]phenyl}‐2,2′‐bithiophene (TTPA‐dimer) was synthesized by the dimerization of tris[4‐(2‐thienyl)phenyl]amine (TTPA) with a palladium catalysis. Some types of electroluminescent (EL) devices that use the amorphous material for a hole‐ and an electron‐transporting with an emitting layer were fabricated. These devices emitted a bright green‐yellowish light (λemi; around 510 nm) with a small full width at half maximum (FWHM) rather than that of Alq3. The single layer EL device showed a maximum luminance of 221 cd/m2 at 8 V (0.06 lm/W at 100 cd/m2). On the other hand, the double layer (TTPA‐dimer/Alq3) EL device that used Alq3 as the electron transport material was increased up to 10830 cd/m2 at 12 V (0.89 lm/W at 300 cd/m2) and with a lower turn‐on voltage (3.2 V at 0.1 cd/m2) than other types of EL devices. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |