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Osram Oled Gmbh

Ecole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne

Merck Patent Gmbh

Florian Kessler

Guenter Schmid

Anna Maltenberger

Günter Schmid

Michael Graetzel

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin

Stefan Regensburger

Etienne Baranoff

Dominik Pentlehner

Sébastien Pecqueur

Julian Burschka

Holger Heil

Andreas Rausch

Dan Taroata

Shaik Mohammad Zakeeruddin

Beate Burkhart

Henning Seim

Fabrice Eckes

Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin

Sabine Szyszkowski

Niels Gerlitzki

Sebastien Pecqueur

Ana-Maria Krestel

Katja Stegmaier

Fabrizio Giordano

Anders Hagfeldt

Dimitrios Zevgitis

Marina Freitag

Jun-Ho Yum

Aswani Yella

Hoi Nok Tsao

Various embodiments may include an organic electron-conducting layer comprising an n-dopant having the structure:

Organic electron-conducting layer having N-dopant

A method produces cross-linked hole-conducting electric layers by converting functionalized p-dopants. The functionalized p-dopants are organic metal complexes containing at least one central atom and organic ligands, wherein the central atom is selected from a metal of the groups 6-15 of the periodic table, and at least one of the organic ligands is selected from the following formulas I-V, in which E independently of one another is oxygen, sulfur, selenium, or N(E), and each Rhas at least one functionalizing group selected from the group Rincluding &#x2014;OH, &#x2014;COOH, &#x2014;NH, &#x2014;NHR', halogen, C2-C40-alkenyl, -dienyl, -alkinyl, -alkenyloxy, -dienyloxy, -alkinyloxy, acrylic acid, oxetan, oxiran, silane, acrylic acid, anhydride, and cyclobutane or consists of the groups, and G=C(R)HFwhere u+v+w=3 and n=1-4.

Crosslinking p-dopants for p-doping organic hole conductors

An organic electronic component is disclosed. In an embodiment an organic electronic component includes at least one organic layer having a fluorinated sulfonimide metal salt of the following formula: 

Organic electronic component and use of a fluorinated sulfonimide metal salt

A method is provided for producing organic electrical layers having organic emitters that are phosphorescent at room temperature. Organic fluorescent emitters, together with organic complex ligands containing metal complexes, and at least one heavy main group metal, selected from the group comprising In, Tl, Sn, Pb, Sb and Bi, are deposited jointly inside a layer, and the heavy main group metal changes its coordination sphere by receiving the organic fluorescent emitter.

Production of organic phosphorescent layers with addition of heavy main group metal complexes

The invention relates to an organic electronic component () comprising at least one charge generation layer () which has an organically p-doped region () that contains a zinc complex as a p-dopant, said zinc complex in turn containing at least one ligand L of the following structure: formula (I) wherein R1 and R2 can be oxygen, sulphur, selenium, NH or NR4 independently from one another, wherein R4 is selected from the group containing alkyl or aryl and which can be bonded to R3; and wherein R3 is selected from the group containing alkyl, long-chain alkyl, cycloalkyl, halogen alkyl, at least partially halogenated long-chain alkyl, halogen cycloalkyl, aryl, arylene, halogen aryl, heteroaryl, heteroarylene, heterocyclic alkylene, heterocycloalkyl, halogen heteroaryl, alkenyl, halogen alkenyl, alkynyl, halogen alkynyl, ketoaryl, halogen ketoaryl, ketoheteroaryl, ketoalkyl, halogen ketoalkyl, ketoalkenyl, halogen ketoalkenyl, halogen alkyl aryl, and halogen alkyl heteroaryl, wherein, for suitable groups, one or a number of non-adjacent CH2 groups can be replaced by &#x2014;O&#x2014;, &#x2014;S&#x2014;, &#x2014;NH&#x2014;, &#x2014;NR&#x2014;, &#x2014;SiRR&#x2014;, &#x2014;CO&#x2014;, &#x2014;COO&#x2014;, &#x2014;COROR&#x2014;, &#x2014;OCO&#x2014;, &#x2014;OCO&#x2014;O&#x2014;, &#x2014;SO2-, &#x2014;S&#x2014;CO&#x2014;, &#x2014;CO&#x2014;S&#x2014;, &#x2014;O&#x2014;CS&#x2014;, &#x2014;CS&#x2014;O&#x2014;, &#x2014;CY1=CY2 or &#x2014;C&#x2261;C&#x2014; independently from one another, and in such a way that O and/or S atoms are not directly bonded to one another, and are replaced optionally with aryl- or heteroaryl preferably containing between 1 and 30 C atoms (terminal CH3 groups are understood to be CH2 groups in the sense of CH2-H). The invention further relates to the use of a zinc complex as a p-dopant in charge generation layers.

Organic electronic component having a charge carrier generation layer and the use of a zinc complex as a P-type dopant in charge carrier generation layers

An organic n-dopant for doping organic electron transport materials. The n-dopant comprising at least one proazaphosphatrane compound having a triple N-substituted phosphorus atom of the formula 

Proazaphosphatranes as n-dopants in organic electronics

An organic electronic component and a method for making an organic electronic component with a p-dopant are disclosed. In an embodiment, the component includes a matrix containing a zinc complex as a p-dopant, the zinc complex containing at least one ligand L of the following structure: formula (I) wherein Rand Rcan be oxygen, sulphur, selenium, NH or NRindependently selected from one another, wherein Rmay comprise alkyl, long-chain alkyl, cycloalkyl, halogen-alkyl, aryl, arylene, halogen-aryl, heteroaryl, heteroarylene, heterocyclic-alkylene, heterocycloalkyl, halogen-heteroaryl, alkenyl, halogen-alkenyl, alkynyl, halogen-alkynyl, ketoaryl, halogen-ketoaryl, ketoheteroaryl, ketoalkyl, halogen-ketoalkyl, ketoalkenyl, halogen-ketoalkenyl, halogen-alkyl-aryl or halogen-alkyl-heteroaryl, and wherein Ris selected from the group consisting of alkyl and aryl which can be bonded to R.

Organic electronic component, use of a zinc complex as a p-dopant for organic electronic matrix materials

The present invention relates to n-dopants for doping organic electron transport materials, wherein the n-dopants have at least one aminophosphazene group of formula 1 having 4 nitrogen atoms bonded to a phosphorus atom. 

Amino phosphazene bases as n-dopants in organic electronics

The invention relates to electrochemical devices comprising complexes of cobalt comprising at least one ligand with a 5- or six membered, N-containing heteroring. The complex are useful as p- and n-dopants, as over of electrochemical devices, in particular in organic semiconductors. The complexes are further useful as over-discharge prevention and overvoltage protection agents.

Metal complexes for use as dopants and other uses

The present invention provides an improved redox couple for electrochemical and optoelectronic devices. The redox couple is based on a complex of a first row transition metal, said complex containing at least one mono-, bi-, or tridentate ligand comprising a substituted or unsubstituted ring or ring system comprising a five-membered N-containing heteroring and/or a six-membered ring comprising at least two heteroatoms, at least one of which being a nitrogen atom, said five- or six-membered heteroring, respectively, comprising at least one double bond. The invention also relates to electrolytes and to the devices containing the complex, and to the use of the complex as a redox couple. The invention further provides electrochemical and/or optoelectronic devices comprising a first and a second electrode and, between said first and second electrode, a charge transport layer, said a charge transport layer comprising tetracyanoborate ([B(CN)]) and a cationic metal complex functioning as redox-couple.

Redox couple for electrochemical and optoelectronic devices

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