Abstract:
Polymers which can be used in p-type materials for organic electronic devices and photovoltaic cells. Compounds, monomers, dimers, trimers, and polymers comprising formula (I) and/or formula (VIII); wherein A1 and A2 each independently comprise a fused ring system comprising at least two fused rings directly covalently linked to the pyrrole rings. Good photovoltaic efficiency and lifetime can be achieved. The R group can provide solubility, environmental stability, and fine tuning of spectroscopic and/or electronic properties. Different polymer microstructures can be prepared which encourage multiple band gaps and broad and strong absorptions. The carbonyl can interact with adjacent thiophene rings to provide backbone with rigidity, induce planarity, and reduce and/or eliminate intramolecular chain twisting defects.
Abstract:
A composition comprising: at least one compound comprising a hole transporting core, wherein the core is covalently bonded to a first arylamine group and also covalently bonded to a second arylamine group different from the first, and wherein the compound is covalently bonded to at least one intractability group, wherein the intractability group is covalently bonded to the hole transporting core, the first arylamine group, the second arylamine group, or a combination thereof, and wherein the compound has a molecular weight of about 5,000 g/mole or less. Blended mixtures of arylamine compounds, including fluorene core compounds, can provide good film formation and stability when coated onto hole injection layers. Solution processing of OLEDs is a particularly important application.
Abstract:
Compositions comprising porphyrinic macrocycles and conjugated polymers for use in organic electronic devices including solar cells are presented. Covalent linkage of a porphyrinic macrocycle to a polymer or incorporation of a pophyrinic macrocycle into a polymer allows tuning of electronic and spectroscopic properties of conjugated polymers and can improve the heat stability of the system relative to a blended comparison. Compositions, devices, and methods are presented.
Abstract:
Oligomers and/or polymers comprising a backbone comprising arylamine and fluorinated alkyleneoxy moieties which may be crosslinked. Ink formulations and devices can be formed from the oligomers or polymers, or corresponding monomers. Doped compositions can be formed. Charge injection and transport layers can be formed. Improved stability can be achieved in organic electronic devices such as OLEDs and OPVs.
Abstract:
Use of certain materials in hole injection or hole transport layers can improve the operational lifetimes in organic electronic devices. Compositions comprising a doped conjugated polymer, doped with a redox dopant, including iodonium salt, can increase lifetimes. Inks can be formulated and cast as films in organic electronic devices including OLEDs, PHOLEDs, and OPVs. One embodiment provides a composition with a conjugated polymer doped with a redox dopant. Non-aqueous based inks can be formulated. Iodonium salts can be used.
Abstract:
A composition comprising: at least one conjugated polymer, at least one second polymer comprising repeat units represented by: (I) optionally, -[CH 2 -CH(Ph-OH)]- and (II) -[CH 2 -CH(Ph-OR)]- wherein Ph is a phenyl ring and R comprises a fluorinated group, an alkyl group, an alkylsulfonic acid group, an alkylene oxide group, or a combination thereof. Other polymers can be used as second polymer including polymers comprising modified naphthol side groups. Used in hole injection and hole transport layers for organic electronic devices. Increased lifetime and better processability can be achieved. Versatility with useful OLED emitters can be achieved. Ink formulations can be adapted for ink jet printing. The conjugated polymer can be a polythiophene. Applications include OLEDs and OPVs.
Abstract:
High performance organic photovoltaic cells based on donor acceptor polymers in the active layer. A composition comprising: at least one copolymer comprising at least one first donor moiety and at least one first acceptor moiety in the copolymer backbone, wherein the first acceptor moiety comprises at least one first ring which is bivalently linked to the copolymer backbone and at least one second ring fused to the first ring and not bivalently linked to the copolymer backbone, wherein the first ring or the second ring comprises two adjacent fluoro ring substituents, and optionally, wherein the donor comprises at least one fused ring system. High efficiency, high Voc, and a combination of both can be achieved.
Abstract:
Compositions comprising at least one hole transport material, such as a conjugated polymer, and at least one dopant, providing improved thermal stability. Compositions can be applied to substrates and used in HIL and HTL layers and organic electronic devices such as light emitting devices such as OLEDs or OPVs. The conjugated polymer can be a polythiophene, including a 3,4-subsituted polythiophene or a regioregular polythiophene. The dopant can be a silver salt such as silver tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate. Improved methods of making dopant are provided.
Abstract:
Oligomers and/or polymers comprising a backbone comprising arylamine and fluorinated alkyleneoxy moieties which may be crosslinked. Ink formulations and devices can be formed from the oligomers or polymers, or corresponding monomers. Doped compositions can be formed. Charge injection and transport layers can be formed. Improved stability can be achieved in organic electronic devices such as OLEDs and OPVs.
Abstract:
Improved OLED devices and methods of making the same using vertical phase separation to simplify processing. Vertically phase separated material can include at least one lower first layer disposed on the electrode, and at least one upper second layer different from the first layer and disposed away from the electrode or optionally on one layer comprising at least one semiconducting organic material. The first layer can be enriched with at least one first semiconducting organic material (SOM 1) and the second layer can be enriched with at least one second semiconducting organic material (SOM 2) different from the SOM 1. The ink composition can be adapted so that the film vertically phase separates into the first and second layers. Compositions and devices are also embodied herein.