“…Ir(ppy) 3 and Ir(ppy) 2 pbi show strong green phosphorescence with a peak maximum wavelength at 514 and 517 nm with photoluminescence quantum yield (4) of 0.40 and 0.21, respectively, calculated based on our previous report [28]. In the heterocyclometalated complex Ir(ppy) 2 pbi, the triplet MLCT state of Ir-ppy and Ir-pbi were 2.41 and 2.37 eV, respectively, estimated from the emission of Ir(ppy) 3 [14] and tris(1,2-diphenyl-1Hbenzimidazol)iridium [Ir(pbi) 3 ] [29]. Therefore the 0.04 eV difference between the triplet MLCT state of Ir-ppy and Ir-pbi was too small for the occurrence of efficient intramolecular energy transfer [30].…”