Highly phosphorescent carbene-metal-carboranyl complexes of copper(I) and gold(I).
Samuel L PowleyCharlotte RileyHwan-Hee ChoNguyen Le PhuocMikko LinnolahtiNeil C GreenhamAlexander S RomanovPublished in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2023)
New phosphorescent "carbene-metal-carboranyl" (CMC) Cu(I) and Au(I) complexes based on the diamidocarbene (DAC) ligand show up to 68% photoluminescence quantum yield and microsecond range lifetimes. CMC organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) emit sky-blue and warm white electroluminescence.