1,3-diphenyl-5-(2-pyrenyl)-2-pyrazoline (DPP) has been synthesized and used
as the emitter material in the electroluminescence (EL) devices. The blue
emission from DPP in the indium-tin-oxide (ITO)/diamine/DPP/8-hydroxyquinol
ine aluminum (ALQ)/Al device is electric strength dependent and is explaine
d by the electron tunneling injection model. The energy levels used in this
model were determined by thin film electrochemistry. The device shows blue
electroluminescence with luminance 2400 cd/m(2) at 18 V and efficiency 0.2
3 lm/W at 1.27 mA/cm(2).