(2,3-Dicarbonitrilopyrazino[2,3-f] [1,10]phenanthroline)Re(CO)3Cl (Dicnpp-Re) is synthesized successfully,
and the photophysics, the electrochemistry, and the thermogravimetric analysis are performed to study the
properties of Dicnpp-Re. It is found that the exciplex with λmax at ∼620 nm can be formed between CBP and
Dicnpp-Re, and the exciplex emission is confirmed to be from the singlet excited state of the bound CBP and
Dicnpp-Re molecules by the measurement of the lifetime of the CBP/Dicnpp-Re film. Color-tunable EL
devices based on a host material of CBP and a dopant material of Dicnpp-Re are fabricated. A CBP/Dicnpp-Re (3%) based EL device emits white light with CIE coordinates of (x = 0.35, y = 0.32). The spectrum
consists of three discrete bands centered at 380 nm from CBP, 560 nm from the characteristic 3MLCT state
of Dicnpp-Re, and 620 nm from the exciplex between Dicnpp-Re and CBP. When the doping concentration
is 16%, the EL spectrum mainly demonstrates the red exciplex emission with CIE coordinates of (x = 0.57,
y = 0.33).