White Organic Light-Emitting Devices Based on 2-(2-Hydroxyphenyl) Benzothiazole and Its Chelate Metal Complex

We present three kinds of organic light-emitting devices (OLED) fabricated to achieve the emission of bright and pure white light. Device A, with a double-layered structure using 2-(2-hydroxyphenyl) benzothiazole (HBT) and poly (N-vinylcarbazole) (PVK) as the emitting layer (EML) and the hole transport layer (HTL) respectively, could realize the blue-green light emission. Bis-(2-(2-hydroxyphenyl) benzothiazole)zinc (Zn(BTZ)₂), synthesized with zinc acetate dihydrate and HBT to form a complex, is used as main EMLs in a similar structure to fabricate devices B and C. Bright and pure white light emissions can be obtained from device C which was fabricated with a green-white emitting host Zn(BTZ)₂ and red dopant 5,6,11,12-tetraphenylnaphthacene (rubrene). The maximum quantum efficiency of device C could reach 0.63%, and the corresponding brightness and CIE coordinates were 4000cd/m² and (x= 0.341, y= 0.334) at the driving voltage of 20V.