Angewandte Chemie International EditionVolume 47, Issue 24 p. 4542-4545 Communication Highly Efficient Blue-Emitting Iridium(III) Carbene Complexes and Phosphorescent OLEDs† Chiung-Fang Chang, Chiung-Fang Chang Department of Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan, Fax: (+886) 3572-0864Search for more papers by this authorYi-Ming Cheng Dr., Yi-Ming Cheng Dr. Department of Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan, Fax: (+886) 3572-0864Search for more papers by this authorYun Chi Prof., Yun Chi Prof. ychi@mx.nthu.edu.tw Department of Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan, Fax: (+886) 3572-0864Search for more papers by this authorYuan-Chieh Chiu, Yuan-Chieh Chiu Department of Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan, Fax: (+886) 3572-0864Search for more papers by this authorChao-Chen Lin, Chao-Chen Lin Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan, Fax: (+886) 2-2369-5208Search for more papers by this authorGene-Hsiang Lee Dr., Gene-Hsiang Lee Dr. Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan, Fax: (+886) 2-2369-5208Search for more papers by this authorPi-Tai Chou Prof., Pi-Tai Chou Prof. chop@ntu.edu.tw Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan, Fax: (+886) 2-2369-5208Search for more papers by this authorChung-Chia Chen, Chung-Chia Chen Department of Electrical Engineering, Graduate Institute of Photonics and Optoelectronics and Graduate Institute of Electronics Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan, Fax: (+886) 2-2367-1909Search for more papers by this authorChih-Hao Chang, Chih-Hao Chang Department of Electrical Engineering, Graduate Institute of Photonics and Optoelectronics and Graduate Institute of Electronics Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan, Fax: (+886) 2-2367-1909Search for more papers by this authorChung-Chih Wu Prof., Chung-Chih Wu Prof. chungwu@cc.ee.ntu.edu.tw Department of Electrical Engineering, Graduate Institute of Photonics and Optoelectronics and Graduate Institute of Electronics Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan, Fax: (+886) 2-2367-1909Search for more papers by this author Chiung-Fang Chang, Chiung-Fang Chang Department of Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan, Fax: (+886) 3572-0864Search for more papers by this authorYi-Ming Cheng Dr., Yi-Ming Cheng Dr. Department of Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan, Fax: (+886) 3572-0864Search for more papers by this authorYun Chi Prof., Yun Chi Prof. ychi@mx.nthu.edu.tw Department of Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan, Fax: (+886) 3572-0864Search for more papers by this authorYuan-Chieh Chiu, Yuan-Chieh Chiu Department of Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan, Fax: (+886) 3572-0864Search for more papers by this authorChao-Chen Lin, Chao-Chen Lin Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan, Fax: (+886) 2-2369-5208Search for more papers by this authorGene-Hsiang Lee Dr., Gene-Hsiang Lee Dr. Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan, Fax: (+886) 2-2369-5208Search for more papers by this authorPi-Tai Chou Prof., Pi-Tai Chou Prof. chop@ntu.edu.tw Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan, Fax: (+886) 2-2369-5208Search for more papers by this authorChung-Chia Chen, Chung-Chia Chen Department of Electrical Engineering, Graduate Institute of Photonics and Optoelectronics and Graduate Institute of Electronics Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan, Fax: (+886) 2-2367-1909Search for more papers by this authorChih-Hao Chang, Chih-Hao Chang Department of Electrical Engineering, Graduate Institute of Photonics and Optoelectronics and Graduate Institute of Electronics Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan, Fax: (+886) 2-2367-1909Search for more papers by this authorChung-Chih Wu Prof., Chung-Chih Wu Prof. chungwu@cc.ee.ntu.edu.tw Department of Electrical Engineering, Graduate Institute of Photonics and Optoelectronics and Graduate Institute of Electronics Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan, Fax: (+886) 2-2367-1909Search for more papers by this author First published: 27 May 2008 https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.200800748Citations: 358 † This work was supported by the National Science Council and the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Taiwan. Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Abstract Bright & blue: A strategy for reducing metal-chelate internal strain enables the preparation of blue emitting iridium(III) carbene complexes (see picture; Ir red, N light blue, F green). The phosphorescent OLED fabricated from one of these complexes shows remarkable CIE coordinates of (0.16, 0.13) and peak efficiencies of 6.0 % photons per electron, 6.3 cd A−1, and 4.0 lm W−1. 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