Quantitative prediction of photoluminescence quantum yields of phosphors from first principles

Optimizing the photoluminescence quantum yields of Ir(III) complexes is the key to their application as phosphors in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). This work demonstrates for the first time that quantitative predictions of photoluminescence quantum yields (PLQY) in a series of blue-to-green Ir(III) complexes can be derived exclusively from electronic structure calculations.