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Osram Oled Gmbh

Osram Opto Semiconductors Gmbh

Marina A Petrukhina

Günter Schmid

Guenter Schmid

Jan Hauke Wemken

Anna Maltenberger

Ana-Maria Krestel

A bi-nuclear phosphorescent emitter according to the following formula is disclosed. The emitter may include metal atoms Mand M, fluorescent emitter ligands L, L', terminal ligands L, L&#x2032;, and bridging ligands L, L&#x2032;, wherein Mand Mare In, Tl, Sn, Pb, Sb, and Bi; Land L&#x2032; are comprise substituted or non-substituted C6-C70 aromatics or heteroaromatics; Land L&#x2032; are fluorinated or non-fluorinated, bi-dentate C2-C30 heteroalkyl or heteroaromatics; Land L&#x2032; are fluorinated or non-fluorinated, mono-, bi-, or tri-dentate C2-C30 O&#x2014;, S&#x2014;, N, heteroalkyl or heteroaromatics; and n and m are 1 or 2 independently of one another.

Bi-nuclear main group metal phosphorescent emitter

A metal complex of a metal from groups 13 to 16 uses a ligand of the structure (I), where Rand Rcan independently be oxygen, sulfur, selenium, NH or NR, where Ran alkyl or aryl and can be connected to R. Ris an alkyl, long-chain alkyl, alkoxy, long-chain alkoxy, cycloalkyl, halogenalkyl, aryl, arylene, halogenaryl, heteroaryl, heteroarylene, heterocycloalkylene, heterocycloalkyl, halogenheteroaryl, alkenyl, halogenalkenyl, alkynyl, halogenalkynyl, ketoaryl, halogenketoaryl, ketoheteroaryl, ketoalkyl, halogenketoalkyl, ketoalkenyl, halogenketoalkenyl, where in suitable radicals, one or more non-adjacent CH&#x2014; groups can be substituted independently of one another by &#x2014;O&#x2014;, &#x2014;S&#x2014;, &#x2014;NH&#x2014;, &#x2014;NR&#x2014;, &#x2014;SiRR&#x2014;, &#x2014;CO&#x2014;, &#x2014;COO&#x2014;, &#x2014;OCO&#x2014;, &#x2014;OCO&#x2014;O&#x2014;, &#x2014;SO&#x2014;, &#x2014;S&#x2014;CO&#x2014;, &#x2014;CO&#x2014;S&#x2014;, &#x2014;CY1=CY2 or &#x2014;C&#x2550;C&#x2014;, specifically in such a way that O and/or S atoms are not connected directly to one another, are likewise optionally substituted with aryl- or heteroaryl preferably containing 1 to 30 C atoms, as a dopant for matrix materials in organic electronic components.

Main group metal complexes as P-dopants for organic electronic matrix materials

A metal complex of a metal from groups 13 to 16 uses a ligand of the structure (I), where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 can independently be oxygen, sulfur, selenium, NH or NR.sup.4, where R.sup.4 an alkyl or aryl and can be connected to R.sup.3. R.sup.3 is an alkyl, long-chain alkyl, alkoxy, long-chain alkoxy, cycloalkyl, halogenalkyl, aryl, arylene, halogenaryl, heteroaryl, heteroarylene, heterocycloalkylene, heterocycloalkyl, halogenheteroaryl, alkenyl, halogenalkenyl, alkynyl, halogenalkynyl, ketoaryl, halogenketoaryl, ketoheteroaryl, ketoalkyl, halogenketoalkyl, ketoalkenyl, halogenketoalkenyl, where in suitable radicals, one or more non-adjacent CH.sup.2-groups can be substituted independently of one another by &#x2014;O&#x2014;, &#x2014;S&#x2014;, &#x2014;NH&#x2014;, &#x2014;NR.sup.o-, &#x2014;SiR.sup.oR.sup.oo-, &#x2014;CO&#x2014;, &#x2014;COO&#x2014;, &#x2014;OCO&#x2014;, &#x2014;OCO&#x2014;O&#x2014;, &#x2014;SO.sub.2-, &#x2014;S&#x2014;CO&#x2014;, &#x2014;CO&#x2014;S&#x2014;, &#x2014;CY1&#x2550;CY2 or &#x2014;C.dbd.C&#x2014;, specifically in such a way that O and/or S atoms are not connected directly to one another, are likewise optionally substituted with aryl- or heteroaryl preferably containing 1 to 30 C atoms, as a dopant for matrix materials in organic electronic components.

Main group metal complexes as p-dopants for organic electronic matrix materials

An organic electronic device includes a substrate, a first electrode arranged on the substrate, at least a first functional organic layer arranged on the first electrode and a second electrode arranged on the first functional organic layer. The first functional organic layer includes a matrix material and a p-dopant with regard to the matrix material, wherein the p-dopant includes a copper complex containing at least one ligand.

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Marina A Petrukhina