Patent ID: 8115379
Filing Date: 2012-02-14
Classification: C09K,H01L,H05B

Abstract:
1. An electronic component comprising an emitter, wherein the emitter comprises a metal complex containing one or more 2-(3-thienyl)-pyridine ligands, wherein the metal complex has a structure according to general formula 1 or 2: wherein M is a heavy metal; X, Y, and LL are ligands, wherein the ligands are independently charged or uncharged, wherein the ligands produce essentially no emission, wherein X and Y, independently of one another, comprise a single negative charge or neutral monodentate ligand, and are selected from the group consisting of F R R wherein n is an integer from 1-3; wherein m and 1, independently of one another, are integers from 0-4, wherein 2n+m+1=4 or 6, or p=0−2 and 2n+2p=4 or 6.