Iridium(III) soft salts from dinuclear cationic and mononuclear anionic complexes for OLED devices.

Two iridium(III) soft salts based on ion-paired dinuclear cationic and mononuclear anionic complexes were designed and investigated as phosphorescent emitters for solution processed OLEDs. New dinuclear cationic complexes were prepared with two different bridging ligands, a carbazole and a phenylene spacer. Best devices were designed with the soft salt bearing a carbazole moiety.

Dithiolate-appended iridium(III) complex with dual functions of reducing and capping agent for the design of small-sized gold nanoparticles.

The unprecedented combined reduction of chloroauric acid and capping of the resulting gold nanoparticles in the absence of an external reducing agent are demonstrated using a novel heteroleptic Ir(III) complex incorporating a 4,5-diazafluorenedithiolate ligand. The reduction process in basic medium results from a cascade mechanism involving oxidation of the ligand, reduction of the gold salt, and stabilization and functionalization of the gold nanoparticles.

Tunable optical properties of chromophores derived from oligo(p-phenylene vinylene).

A series of 11 symmetric push-pull chromophores consisting of electron-accepting groups connected through a central pi-conjugated system derived from oligo(p-phenylene vinylene) (OPV) were designed and synthesized. Electronic and spectroscopic properties were investigated by UV-visible absorption, fluorescence spectroscopy, and cyclic voltammetry. By finely tuning the electron-withdrawing ability of the acceptors as well as the length of the pi-conjugated spacer, a wide range of dyes exhibiting strong absorption and emission were obtained.