Correlation of the substitution position of diphenylphosphine oxide on phenylcarbazole and device performances of blue phosphorescent organic light-emitting diodes

Two diphenylphosphine oxide modified phenylcarbazole host materials with substituents at 2,7 (PPO27) and 3,6 (PPO36) positions were synthesized and their device performances were correlated with the chemical structure of the host materials. Low driving voltage was obtained in the PPO27 host with two diphenylphosphine oxides at 2,7 positions due to reduced band gap. The PPO27 showed better performances in sky blue phosphorescent organic light-emitting diodes, while the PPO36 showed better performances in deep blue phosphorescent organic light-emitting diodes. A high quantum efficiency of 23.9% and power efficiency of 37.5 lm W^-1 were achieved in the blue device with PPO27 host.