An electron-transporting 2,5-bis(4-bromophenyl)-1,3,5-oxadiazole (OXD) was incorporated by copolymerization into polyfluorene (PF) end-capped with a 4-bromo-4',4"-dimethyltriphenylamine (TPA) main chains on the Yamamoto coupling method to improve the initial electroluminescence (EL) color stability against applied voltage and the device operation lifetime. The copolymer, PF/OXD-TPA, possessed a high molecular weight enough for film-forming ability and excellent solution-processability, that is, good solubility in common organic solvents such as toluene. An EL device fabricated using this copolymer as a polymeric emission layer allowed the generation of a strong deep-blue EL peaking at 424 nm with a comparatively high EL efficiency of 0.47 cd A -1, and its color was extremely stable against applied voltage within 527 V. The incorporation of OXD units into the PF-TPA system also improved the operation lifetime, although it is not a practical level for displays. The results are probably attributed to the great roles of the incorporated OXD units for disturbing the formation of fluorene excimer sites and for tuning the hole/electron mobility balance..
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