Bent Ladder-Type Hexaphenylene with Carbazole Core and Spiro Linkage as Stable and Efficient Blue Emitter

A bent ladder-type hexaphenylene with a carbazole core and spiro-linkage is designed and synthesized by using the ortho-linked spirobifluorene. The design eliminates the possibility of forming a positional isomer. As a blue-emitter, the BLHPC shows good thermal and color stability. A simple light-emitting device fabricated from BLHPC exhibits a maximum current efficiency of 1.46 cd/A and a maximum luminance of 505 cd/m(2).