abstract |
Organic electroluminescent materials having desirable efficiency, weight, and durability properties, as well as devices made from such materials. In one aspect, an organic electroluminescent material is electroluminescently conductively coupled directly with an anode and cathode such that the organic electroluminescent material emits light upon the application of a voltage across the anode and cathode. The organic electroluminescent material includes an organo-siloxane polymer having a main chain comprising anthracene and/or pentacene. The anthracene or pentacene can be substituted optionally with hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, heteroalkyl, heteroaralkyl, nitro, cyano, hydroxy, alkoxy, aryloxy, thio, alkylthio, arylthio, amino, halogen, dialkylamino, diarylamino, diaralkylamino, arylamino, alkylamino, arylalkylamino, carbonyloxy, carbonylalkoxy, carbonylalkyloxy, alkylcarbonyloxy, arylcarbonyloxy, alkoxylcarbonyloxy, sulfonyl, sulfonyloxy, alkyl bonded to the adjacent silicon atom of the organo-siloxane polymer, aryl bonded to the adjacent silicon atom of the organo-siloxane polymer, or the adjacent silicon atom of said organo-siloxane polymer. |