In this work, two cyclometalated ligands 2-(pyridin-2-yl)indolo[3,2,1-jk]carbazole (pyidcz) and 2-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)indolo[3,2,1-jk]carbazole (tfpyidcz) using indolo[3,2,1-jk]carbazole unit were synthesized for highly efficient iridium(III) complexes (pyidcz)2Ir(tmd) and (tfpyidcz)2Ir(tmd) (tmd = 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-heptanedione). The two Ir(III)...