This invention pertains to light emitting materials comprising novel ortho-metalated transition metal complexes [ĈN]2M(T)(L), comprising chelate dialkylamino-substituted ĈN ligands, monodentate neutral ligand (L) having sp2 hybridized N atom and a monodentate anionic ligand (T) chosen among CN−, CNO−, CNS−. It has been surprisingly found that when the metal has bound thereto in addition to substituted orthometalated ligands, both an anion chosen among cyanide, thiocyanate, cyanate, possessing strong C donor and π acceptor properties, and a monodentate neutral ligand L, as above defined, said ligands advantageously participate in the emission process, significantly shifting emission towards higher energies (blue-shift) and enabling appreciable improvement of the emission efficiency of complexes [ĈN]2M(T)(L).
Still objects of the invention are the use of said light emitting materials and organic light emitting device comprising said light emitting material.