Abstract
The complex tris(4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline)ruthenium(II), prepared via a simple microwave-assisted synthesis, was used to prepare a single-layer light-emitting electrochemical cell. This device reaches a high power efficiency of 1.9 Lum/W at a brightness of 390 cd/m2. Moreover, its lifetime is an order of magnitude longer than that of a similar cell making use of tris(bipyridine)ruthenium(II) as the emitting complex.