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Hence, a novel [3+2+1] coordinated iridium (III) complex (noted as <jats:bold>Ir-dfpMepy-CN<\/jats:bold>) bearing tridentate bis-N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) chelate (2,6-bisimidazolylidene benzene), bidentate chelates 2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-4-methylpyridine (dfpMepy), and monodentate ligand (-CN) has been designed and synthesized. The tridentate bis-NHC ligand enhances molecular stability by forming strong bonds with the center iridium atom. The electron-withdrawing groups in the bidentate ligand (dfpMepy) and monodentate ligand (-CN) ameliorate the stability of the HOMO levels. <jats:bold>Ir-dfpMepy-CN<\/jats:bold> shows photoluminescence peaks of 440 and 466\u00a0nm with a high quantum efficiency of 84 \u00b1 5%. Additionally, the HATCN (10\u00a0nm)\/TAPC (40\u00a0nm)\/TcTa (10\u00a0nm)\/10\u00a0wt% <jats:bold>Ir-dfpMepy-CN<\/jats:bold> in DPEPO (10\u00a0nm)\/TmPyPB (40\u00a0nm)\/Liq (2.5\u00a0nm)\/Al (100\u00a0nm) OLED device employing the complex shows a CIE coordinate of (0.16, 0.17), reaching a deeper blue emission. The high quantum efficiency is attributed to rapid singlet to triplet charge transfer transition of 0.9\u20131.2\u00a0ps. The successful synthesis of <jats:bold>Ir-dfpMepy-CN<\/jats:bold> has opened a new window to develop advanced blue emitters and dopant alternatives for future efficient blue PhOLEDs.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fchem.2021.758357","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,10,9]],"date-time":"2021-10-09T14:37:06Z","timestamp":1633790226000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":20,"title":["Highly Efficient Phosphorescent Blue-Emitting [3+2+1] Coordinated Iridium (III) Complex for OLED Application"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"9","author":[{"given":"Zijian","family":"Liu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Si-Wei","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Meng","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Chengcheng","family":"Wu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Wansi","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yuan","family":"Wu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Chen","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Feiyu","family":"Kang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hong","family":"Meng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Guodan","family":"Wei","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,10,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"2082","DOI":"10.1063\/1.1400076","article-title":"Endothermic Energy Transfer: A Mechanism for Generating Very Efficient High-Energy Phosphorescent Emission in Organic Materials","volume":"79","author":"Adachi","year":"2001","journal-title":"Appl. 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