Blue organic electroluminescent devices based on a distyrylarylene derivative as emitting layer and a terbium complex as electron-transporting layer

With a blue distyrylarylene derivative, 4,4′-bis(2,2-di(2-methoxyphenyl)ethenyl)-1,1′-biphenyl (CBS) as emitting material, double-layer and triple-layer electroluminescent (EL) devices were fabricated. For the device using tris-(1-phenyl-3-methyl-4-isobutyryl-5-pyrozolone)-bis(triphenyl phosphine oxide) terbium (Tb(PMIP)3(TPPO)2) as the electron-transporting layer, blue EL emission with a maximum luminance of 253 cd/m2 was achieved at 19 V. The difference of Tb(PMIP)3(TPPO)2 and tris(8-hydroxyquinolinate)aluminum (AlQ) as the electron-transporting materials in these devices were compared and discussed.