Patent 8722205 was granted and assigned to Universal Display Corporation on May, 2014 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Novel compounds comprising heteroleptic iridium complexes are provided. The compounds have a particular combination of ligands which includes a single pyridyl dibenzo-substituted ligand as exemplified by Formula I, where X is NR, O, S, BR, or Se. The compounds may be used in organic light emitting devices, particularly as emitting dopants, to provide devices having improved efficiency, lifetime, and manufacturing.