In
this work, a novel triphenylsilyl-based iridium complex, fac-Ir(tpsp)2(bpp), is developed. Triphenylsilyl groups endow fac-Ir(tpsp)2(bpp) with favorable intermolecular interactions. On the one
hand, the steric hindrance of a triphenylsilyl group significantly
weakens intermolecular π···π interactions.
On the other hand, triphenylsilyl ligands provide several C–H···π
interactions for fac-Ir(tpsp)2(bpp). As a result, fac-Ir(tpsp)2(bpp) exhibits a high sublimation yield (78.2%), high photoluminescence
quantum yield (97.6%), short lifetime (510.9 ns), low concentration
sensitivity (10–6 to 10–4 M),
and moderate charge-transporting ability. Phosphorescent devices that
utilize fac-Ir(tpsp)2(bpp) as the emitter display high
efficiencies (100.9 cd/A, 105.6 lm/W, 27.9%), low roll-off of efficiencies
(from 100 to 10,000 cd/m2: 5.3%), relatively low concentration
sensitivity (from 5 to 12%), long device lifetime (61,892 h at 100
cd/m2), and very stable electroluminescent spectra (from
1 to 70,000 cd/m2). This performance is comparable to those
of previous record green/yellow phosphorescent emitters. More importantly,
most of record emitters report limited excellent parameters, and comprehensive
emitter-like fac-Ir(tpsp)2(bpp) is rare. These results
demonstrate that fac-Ir(tpsp)2(bpp) is a good phosphorescent
emitter.