Solution-Processable Gold-Based OLED and WOLED Materials
Grant Data
Project Title
Solution-Processable Gold-Based OLED and WOLED Materials
Principal Investigator
Professor Yam, Vivian Wing Wah
(Project Coordinator (PC))
Co-Investigator(s)
Dr Chan Mei Yee
(Co-Investigator)
Duration
24
Start Date
2015-12-01
Completion Date
2017-11-30
Amount
13455000
Conference Title
Solution-Processable Gold-Based OLED and WOLED Materials
Keywords
Solution-Processable Gold-Based, WOLED Materials
Discipline
Others - Physical Sciences
Panel
Physical Sciences (P)
HKU Project Code
GHP/053/14
Grant Type
Guangdong-Hong Kong Technology Cooperation Funding Scheme
Funding Year
2015
Status
Completed
Objectives
This project aims to develop a new class of patentable gold(III)-containing triplet light-emitting materials with tunable emission colours for the applications of high-performance solution-processable OLEDs, based on the recent successful demonstration by the Principal Investigator of a novel class of gold(III) complexes that exhibit intense photoluminescence (PL) as well as their superior performance as electrophosphorescent dopants for the fabrication of solution-processable OLEDs. The present project focuses on the design and synthesis of gold(III) complexes with tunable PL colours spanning over the entire visible spectrum; particularly, an in-depth study on their energy levels will be probed by electrochemical techniques and density functional theory calculations. The application studies employing these gold(III) complexes as phosphors for the fabrication of solution-processable OLEDs will also be explored, in which colorful OLED devices and white light-emitting OLEDs (WOLEDs) based on the proprietary materials will be made. It is envisaged that the present project not only will offer a new class of triplet light-emitting materials with tunable emission colours, but can also generate Hong Kong-owned IP rights and important technological know-how for knowledge and technology transfer. This technology will no doubt be of great benefit to display and solid-state lighting companies, and more importantly, it can establish a platform for facilitating the collaboration with industries in the Mainland and the Guangdong Province region for motivating downstream R&D and commercialization activities.