Provided are compounds comprising a first ligand L.sub.A; wherein L.sub.A comprises a 5-membered heterocycle joined to a metal M by a M-C or M-N bond; wherein the 5-membered heterocycle comprises at least one boron atom; wherein M is selected from the group consisting of Os, Ir, Pd, Pt, Cu, Ag, and Au; and wherein L.sub.A does not comprise a structure of Formula I.

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wherein X is B or N; with the proviso that the 5-membered heterocycle does not comprise a B—B bond; and with the proviso that if M is Pd or Pt and the 5-membered heterocycle is fused to a benzene ring, the benzene ring is not part of a 6-membered chelate ring comprising M. Also provided are formulations comprising these compounds. Further provided are OLEDs and related consumer products that utilize these compounds.

An organic electroluminescence device of an embodiment includes a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, and organic layers disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the organic layers include at least one organic layer that includes a fused polycyclic compound represented by Formula 1, thereby showing improved emission efficiency.

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Nanoscale metal halide perovskites are provided. The nanoscale metal halide perovskites may have a 2D structure, a quasi-2D structure, or a 3D structure. Methods also are provided for making the nanoscale metal halide perovskites. The color emitted by the nanoscale metal halide perovskites may be tuned.

Methods of making luminescent perovskite-polymer composites are provided and structures using the same. Perovskite-polymer composites made by the method described herein are provided. The perovskite-polymer composite is useful in many applications including downconverters for backlight units (BLU) of liquid crystal displays (LCDs), as well as for and could be used for light emitting devices, lasers or as active absorber or passive luminescent concentrators for solar photovoltaic applications.

A compound of formula (1)

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wherein X.sub.1 is CR.sub.1 or a nitrogen atom, X.sub.2 is CR.sub.2 or a nitrogen atom, X.sub.3 is CR.sub.3 or a nitrogen atom, X.sub.4 is CR.sub.4 or a nitrogen atom, X.sub.5 is CR.sub.5 or a nitrogen atom, X.sub.6 is CR.sub.6 or a nitrogen atom, X.sub.7 is CR.sub.7, a nitrogen atom, or a carbon atom single-bonded to X.sub.8, X.sub.8 is CR.sub.8, a nitrogen atom, or a carbon atom single-bonded to X.sub.7, X.sub.9 is CR.sub.9 or a nitrogen atom, X.sub.10 is CR.sub.10 or a nitrogen atom, X.sub.11 is CR.sub.11 or a nitrogen atom, X.sub.12 is CR.sub.12 or a nitrogen atom, and Q is CR.sub.Q or a nitrogen atom, and Y is NR.sub.Y1, an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, C(R.sub.Y2)(R.sub.Y3) or Si(R.sub.Y4)(R.sub.Y5), each R being a hydrogen atom or a substituent.

Described are luminescent components with excellent performance and stability. The luminescent components comprise a solid material composition comprising luminescent crystals 11 from the class of perovskite crystals, embedded in a solid matrix 14 comprising a polymer P1 or Small Molecules SM1 and metal selected from Mg, Sr, Ba, Sc, Y, Zn, Cd, In, and Sb. Further described are components and devices comprising the same. Also described are methods for manufacturing such components and devices comprising such components and liquid compositions useful for such manufacturing.

Fluorescent material composite particles include translucent inorganic particles having a volume average particle diameter in a range of 30 nm or more and 500 nm or less, fluorescent nanoparticles having an average particle diameter in a range of 5 nm or more and 25 nm or less, and a first resin. At least a part of each of the translucent inorganic particles are embedded in the first resin. The translucent inorganic particles are unevenly distributed to a surface of the fluorescent material composite particles. The fluorescent material composite particles have a volume average particle diameter in a range of 0.5 μm or more and 50 μm or less.

A wavelength conversion member including a wavelength conversion layer containing a fluoride phosphor, quantum dots, a surfactant, and a resin. The fluoride phosphor contains fluoride particles having a specific composition and having particle size values within specific ranges. The quantum dots include at least one selected from a first crystalline nanoparticle and a second crystalline nanoparticle. The first crystalline nanoparticle has a specific composition. When irradiated with light having a wavelength of 450 nm, the first crystalline nanoparticle emits light having an emission peak at a wavelength in a range from 510 nm to 535 nm, and a full width at half maximum of the emission peak of the first crystalline nanoparticle is in a range from 10 nm to 30 nm. The second crystalline nanoparticle includes a chalcopyrite-type crystalline structure, and a full width at half maximum of the emission peak of the second crystalline nanoparticle is 45 nm or less.

The present disclosure relates to the field of organic light emitting materials, and in particular, to a fluorescent probe compound for zinc ion, as well as a preparation method and use in zinc ion detection thereof. The fluorescent probe compound of the present disclosure has a name of 2-(7-(2,8-dimethyl quinoline-6-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-2-yl) phenol, and is synthesized with 2,8-dimethyl tetrahydroquinoline and 2-(2-phenolyl)-1,8-naphthyridine as main raw materials. Fluorescence property tests show that the fluorescent probe compound of the present disclosure has a high selectivity and sensitivity for Zn.sup.2+, a high chemical stability and a good water solubility, which particularly suitable for detecting Zn.sup.2+ in a water environment system. The excitation and emission spectrums of the compound are in a visible region, which could serve as a fluorescent probe applied to the field of zinc ion detection.

A series of thermally stable and highly luminescent cyclometalated tetradentate ligand-containing gold(III) compounds was designed and synthesized. The cyclometalated tetradentate ligand-containing gold(III) compounds can be used as light-emitting material for fabrication of light-emitting devices. The cyclometalated tetradentate ligand-containing gold(III) compounds can be deposited as a layer or a component of a layer using a solution-processing technique or a vacuum deposition process. The cyclometalated tetradentate ligand-containing gold(III) compounds are robust and can provide electroluminescence with high efficiency and brightness. More importantly, the vacuum-deposited OLEDs demonstrate long operational stabilities with half-lifetime of over 29,700 hours at 100 cd m.sup.−2.