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Ma B, Ding Z, Liu D, Zhou Z, Zhang K, Dang D, Zhang S, Su SJ, Zhu W, Liu Y. A Feasible Strategy for a Highly Efficient Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Emitter Over 900 nm Based on Phenalenone Derivatives. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202301197. [PMID: 37154226 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202301197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2023] [Revised: 05/05/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Near-infrared (NIR) organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) suffer from the low external electroluminescence (EL) quantum efficiency (EQE), which is a critical obstacle for potential applications. Herein, 1-oxo-1-phenalene-2,3-dicarbonitrile (OPDC) is employed as an electron-withdrawing aromatic ring, and by incorporating with triphenylamine (TPA) and biphenylphenylamine (BBPA) donors, two novel NIR emitters with thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) characteristics, namely OPDC-DTPA and OPDC-DBBPA, are first developed and compared in parallel. Intense NIR emission peaks at 962 and 1003 nm are observed in their pure films, respectively. Contributed by the local excited (LE) characteristics in the triplet (T1 ) state in synergy with the charge transfer (CT) characteristics for the singlet (S1 ) state to activate TADF emission, the solution processable doped NIR OLEDs based on OPDC-DTPA and OPDC-DBBPA yield EL peaks at 834 and 906 nm, accompanied with maximum EQEs of 0.457 and 0.103 %, respectively, representing the state-of-the-art EL performances in the TADF emitter-based NIR-OLEDs in the similar EL emission regions so far. This work manifests a simple and effective strategy for the development of NIR TADF emitters with long wavelength and efficiency synchronously.
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- Bin Ma
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Engineering Research Center of Light-Electricity-Heat Energy-Converting Materials and Applications, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Photovoltaic Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratories of Environment-Friendly Polymers, National Experimental Demonstration Center for Materials Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Engineering Research Center of Light-Electricity-Heat Energy-Converting Materials and Applications, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Photovoltaic Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratories of Environment-Friendly Polymers, National Experimental Demonstration Center for Materials Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices and Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Engineering Research Center of Light-Electricity-Heat Energy-Converting Materials and Applications, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Photovoltaic Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratories of Environment-Friendly Polymers, National Experimental Demonstration Center for Materials Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Engineering Research Center of Light-Electricity-Heat Energy-Converting Materials and Applications, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Photovoltaic Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratories of Environment-Friendly Polymers, National Experimental Demonstration Center for Materials Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Engineering Research Center of Light-Electricity-Heat Energy-Converting Materials and Applications, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Photovoltaic Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratories of Environment-Friendly Polymers, National Experimental Demonstration Center for Materials Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices and Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Engineering Research Center of Light-Electricity-Heat Energy-Converting Materials and Applications, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Photovoltaic Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratories of Environment-Friendly Polymers, National Experimental Demonstration Center for Materials Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Engineering Research Center of Light-Electricity-Heat Energy-Converting Materials and Applications, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Photovoltaic Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratories of Environment-Friendly Polymers, National Experimental Demonstration Center for Materials Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, P. R. China
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Gawale Y, Ansari R, Naveen KR, Kwon JH. Forthcoming hyperfluorescence display technology: relevant factors to achieve high-performance stable organic light emitting diodes. Front Chem 2023; 11:1211345. [PMID: 37377883 PMCID: PMC10291061 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2023.1211345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Over the decade, there have been developments in purely organic thermally activated delayed fluorescent (TADF) materials for organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). However, achieving narrow full width at half maximum (FWHM) and high external quantum efficiency (EQE) is crucial for real display industries. To overcome these hurdles, hyperfluorescence (HF) technology was proposed for next-generation OLEDs. In this technology, the TADF material was considered a sensitizing host, the so-called TADF sensitized host (TSH), for use of triplet excitons via the reverse intersystem crossing (RISC) pathway. Since most of the TADF materials show bipolar characteristics, electrically generated singlet and triplet exciton energies can be transported to the final fluorescent emitter (FE) through Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) rather than Dexter energy transfer (DET). This mechanism is possible from the S1 state of the TSH to the S1 state of the final fluorescent dopant (FD) as a long-range energy transfer. Considering this, some reports are available based on hyperfluorescence OLEDs, but the detailed analysis for highly efficient and stable devices for commercialization was unclear. So herein, we reviewed the relevant factors based on recent advancements to build a highly efficient and stable hyperfluorescence system. The factors include an energy transfer mechanism based on spectral overlapping, TSH requirements, electroluminescence study based on exciplex and polarity system, shielding effect, DET suppression, and FD orientation. Furthermore, the outlook and future positives with new directions were discussed to build high-performance OLEDs.
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- *Correspondence: Kenkera Rayappa Naveen, ; Jang Hyuk Kwon,
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Huang Z, Xie H, Miao J, Wei Y, Zou Y, Hua T, Cao X, Yang C. Charge Transfer Excited State Promoted Multiple Resonance Delayed Fluorescence Emitter for High-Performance Narrowband Electroluminescence. J Am Chem Soc 2023. [PMID: 37276361 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c01267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Multiple resonance thermally activated delayed fluorescence (MR-TADF) emitters are promising candidates for narrowband organic light-emitting diodes, but their electroluminescent performance is typically hindered by the slow reverse intersystem crossing rate (kRISC). Herein, we present an effective strategy to introduce a multichannel reverse intersystem crossing (RISC) pathway with large spin-orbit coupling by orthogonally linking an electron-donating unit to the MR framework. Through delicate manipulation of the excited-state energy levels, an additional intersegmental charge transfer triplet state could be "silently" induced without perturbing the MR character of the lowest excited singlet state. The proof-of-concept emitter CzBN3 not only affords 23-fold increase of kRISC compared with its prototypical MR skeleton but also realizes close-to-unity photoluminescence quantum yield, large radiative rate constant, and very narrow emission spectrum. These merits enable high maximum external quantum efficiency (EQEmax) of up to 37.1% and alleviated efficiency roll-off in the sensitizer-free device (EQE1000 = 30.4%), and a further boost of efficiency (EQEmax/1000 = 42.3/34.1%) is realized in the hyperfluorescent device. The state-of-the-art electroluminescent performance validates the superiority of our molecular design strategy.
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- Zhongyan Huang
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Optoelectric Materials Science and Technology, School of Physics and Electronic Information, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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Liu H, Fu Y, Chen J, Tang BZ, Zhao Z. Energy-Efficient Stable Hyperfluorescence Organic Light-Emitting Diodes with Improved Color Purities and Ultrahigh Power Efficiencies Based on Low-Polar Sensitizing Systems. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2212237. [PMID: 36893769 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202212237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2022] [Revised: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Multi-resonance (MR) molecules with thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) are emerging as promising candidates for high-definition displays because of their narrow emission spectra. However, the electroluminescence (EL) efficiencies and spectra of MR-TADF molecules are highly sensitive to hosts and sensitizers when applied to organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), and the highly polar environments in devices often lead to significantly broadened EL spectra. In this study, a proof-of-concept TADF sensitizer (BTDMAC-XT) with low polarity, high steric hindrance, and concentration-quenching free feature is constructed, which acts as a good emitter in doped and non-doped OLEDs with high external quantum efficiencies (ηext s) of 26.7% and 29.3%, respectively. By combining BTDMAC-XT with conventional low-polarity hosts, low-polarity sensitizing systems with a small carrier injection barrier and full exciton utilization are constructed for the MR-TADF molecule BN2. Hyperfluorescence (HF) OLEDs employing the low-polar sensitizing systems successfully improve the color quality of BN2 and afford an excellent ηext of 34.4%, a record-high power efficiency of 166.3 lm W-1 and a long operational lifetime (LT50 = 40309 h) at an initial luminance of 100 cd m-2 . These results provide instructive guidance for the sensitizer design and device optimization for energy-efficient and stable HF-OLEDs with high-quality light.
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- Hao Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates of Guangdong Province, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates of Guangdong Province, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates of Guangdong Province, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- School of Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Institute of Aggregate Science and Technology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518172, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates of Guangdong Province, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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Sano Y, Shintani T, Hayakawa M, Oda S, Kondo M, Matsushita T, Hatakeyama T. One-Shot Construction of BN-Embedded Heptadecacene Framework Exhibiting Ultra-narrowband Green Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:11504-11511. [PMID: 37192399 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c02873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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BN-embedded nonacene, tridecacene, and heptadecacene frameworks were constructed using one-shot quadruple, sextuple, and octuple borylation reactions, respectively. The key to success is the judicious choice of borylating reagents and long-chain alkyl-substituted carbazolyl groups as boron-trapping groups, which suppressed the decrease in HOMO energy and insolubilization associated with borylation. Based on the product yields, each electrophilic C-H borylation proceeded in >99% yield, which is the best efficiency reported so far for C-H borylation reactions. Owing to the multiple resonance effects of boron and nitrogen, the prepared acenes exhibited ultra-narrowband green thermally activated delayed fluorescence with full-width at half-maximum of 12-16 nm; moreover, their kRISC values were in the order of 105 s-1. We fabricated an organic light-emitting diode by employing the nonacene as an emitter, which exhibited high external quantum efficiency (EQE) of 28.7%. The device also showed a minimum efficiency roll-off with an EQE of 25.8% at 1000 cd m-2.
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- Yusuke Sano
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kwansei Gakuin University, 2-1 Gakuen, Sanda, Hyogo 669-1337, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kwansei Gakuin University, 2-1 Gakuen, Sanda, Hyogo 669-1337, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kwansei Gakuin University, 2-1 Gakuen, Sanda, Hyogo 669-1337, Japan
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- JNC Corporation, 5-1, Goikaigan, Ichihara, Chiba 290-8551, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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Li C, Luo Y, Huang Y, Qiu H, Lu Z. A Low-Cost Test Method for Accurate Detection of Different Excited-State Species with a Lifetime Span over 5 Orders of Magnitude in One Time Window. Anal Chem 2023; 95:8150-8155. [PMID: 37155725 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c00319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Accurate quantification on the quantum yields (φ) of both the prompt fluorescence (PF) and the delayed fluorescence (DF) species is quite essential for the clarification of molecular design rationales for thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) luminogens. Currently, most φPF and φDF data of TADF fluorophores were acquired through time-correlated single-photon counting (TCSPC) lifetime measurement systems. However, because of their equal-time-channel working manner, so far all the commercially available TCSPC systems cannot render accurate measurement on φPF of TADF materials due to the lack of enough valid data points in the faster decay region of the corresponding photoluminescence (PL) decay curves. Although an intensified charge coupled device (ICCD) system equipped with a streak camera or an optical parametric oscillation laser has been proven to be a powerful tool for accurate determination of φPF and φDF of TADF fluorophores, the ultrahigh cost of these ICCD systems makes them inaccessible to most users. Herein, by replacing the timing module of a commercial TCSPC system with a low-cost and versatile time-to-digital converter (TDC) module, we developed a modified TCSPC system that can work in an unequal-time-channel manner. The resultant TDC-TCSPC system can not only concurrently determine the accurate lifetime of PF and DF species whose lifetime span even exceeds 5 orders of magnitude in just one time window but also render accurate measurements on φPF and φDF of TADF fluorophores. The reliability of the TDC-TCSPC method was verified through TCSPC- and ICCD-based comparative experiments on ACMPS, a known TADF fluorophore. Our results not only can provide a low-cost and convenient test method for accurate determination of key experimental data of TADF materials but also will facilitate deeper understanding of the molecular design principles for high-performance TADF materials.
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- Chuan Li
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
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- Analytical & Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
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- Orient KOJI Limited, Tianjin 300122, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
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Zhang YL, He TF, Zhao ZK, Shen A, Gao Q, Ren AM, Su ZM, Li H, Chu HY, Zou LY. Self-Consistent Quantum Mechanics/Embedded Charge Study on Aggregation-Enhanced Delayed Fluorescence of Cu(I) Complexes: Luminescence Mechanism and Molecular Design Strategy. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:7753-7763. [PMID: 37154416 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c00383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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To elucidate the luminescence mechanism of highly efficient blue Cu(N^N)(POP)+-type thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) materials, we have selected Cu(pytfmpz)(POP)+ (1) and Cu(pympz)(POP)+ (2) as targets to investigate the photophysical properties in both solution and solid phases. The self-consistent electrostatic potential (ESP) embedded charge within the quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) method demonstrates a greater advantage over the charge equilibrium (QEQ) in accurately calculating atomic charges and reasonably describing the polarization effect, ultimately resulting in a favorable consistency between simulation and experimental measurements. After systematic and quantitative simulation, it has been found that complex 2, with an electron-donating group of -CH3, exhibits a much more blue-shifted spectrum and a significantly enhanced efficiency in comparison to complex 1 with -CF3. This is due to the widened HOMO-LUMO gap as well as the narrowed energy gap between the lowest singlet and triplet excited states (ΔEST), respectively. Then, the designed complex 3 is introduced with a stronger electron donor and larger tert-butyl group, which plays a key role in simultaneously suppressing the structural distortion and reducing the ΔEST. This leads to a faster reverse intersystem crossing process than that of the two experimental complexes in solution, turning out to be a new deep-blue-emitting material with excellent TADF performance.
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- Yun-Li Zhang
- Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, National Institute for Advanced Materials, Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (RECAST), Nankai University, 300350 Tianjin, China
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- Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, P. R. China
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- Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, P. R. China
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- Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, P. R. China
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- Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, P. R. China
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- Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, P. R. China
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- Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Modeling and Design, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, P. R. China
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- Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, P. R. China
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Xiaofeng L, Dongdong Z, Lian D, Yuewei Z. Sterically wrapping of multi-resonant fluorophores: an effective strategy to suppress concentration quenching and spectral broadening. Front Chem 2023; 11:1198404. [PMID: 37214480 PMCID: PMC10196060 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2023.1198404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023] Open
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Multiple resonance (MR) emitters are promising for the next-generation wide color gamut organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) with narrowband emissions; however, they still face intractable challenges such as concentration-induced emission quenching, exciton annihilation, and spectral broadening. In this concept, we focus on an advanced molecular design strategy called "sterically wrapping of MR fluorophores" to address the above issues. By isolating the MR emission core using bulky substituents, intermolecular interactions can be significantly suppressed to eliminate the formation of unfavorable species. Consequently, using the newly designed emitters, optimized MR-OLEDs can achieve high external quantum efficiencies of >40% while maintaining extremely small full width at half maxima (FWHMs) of <25 nm over a wide range of concentrations (1-20 wt%). This strategy may shed light on the design of efficient MR emitters, which provides more room for tuning the dopant concentrations under the premise of high-efficiencies and small FWHMs, accelerating the practical application of MR-OLEDs.
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- Luo Xiaofeng
- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
- Center for Flexible Electronics Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Center for Flexible Electronics Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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Zheng Z, Yang T, Li D, Cao H, Gong J, Liu H, Zhou C, Liu L, Wei P, Gu X, Lu P, Qian J, Tang BZ. Molecular and Aggregate Synergistic Engineering of Aggregation-Induced Emission Luminogens to Manipulate Optical/Electronic Properties for Efficient and Diversified Functions. ACS NANO 2023; 17:8782-8795. [PMID: 37074290 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c02134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The optical/electronic properties of organic luminescent materials can be regulated by molecular structure modification, which not only requires sophisticated and time-consuming synthesis but also is unable to accurately afford the optical properties of materials in the aggregate state. Herein, a facile strategy of molecular and aggregate synergistic engineering is proposed to manipulate the optical/electronic properties of a luminogen, ACIK, in the solid state for efficient and diversified functions. ACIK is facilely synthesized and exhibits three polymorphic states (ACIK-Y, ACIK-R, and ACIK-N) with a large emission difference of 102 nm from yellow to near-infrared (NIR). Their structure-property relationships were investigated by crystallographic analyses and computational studies. ACIK-Y, with the most twisted structure, exhibits an intriguing color-tuned fluorescence between yellow and NIR in the solid state in response to multiple stimuli. Shuttle-like ACIK-R microcrystals exhibit an optical waveguide property with a low optical loss coefficient of 19 dB mm-1. ACIK dots display bright NIR-I emission, large Stokes shift, and strong NIR-II two-photon absorption. ACIK dots show specific lipid droplets-targeting capability and can be successfully applied for two-photon fluorescence imaging of mouse brain vasculature with deep penetration and high spatial resolution. This study will inspire more insights in developing advanced optical/electronic materials based on a single chromophore for practical applications.
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- Zheng Zheng
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentations, Centre for Optical and Electromagnetic Research, College of Optical Science and Engineering, International Research Center for Advanced Photonics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- School of Optical and Electronic Information-Advanced Biomedical Imaging Facility, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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- School of Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Institute of Aggregate Science and Technology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518172, China
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- School of Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Institute of Aggregate Science and Technology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518172, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, China
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- College of Science, Henan Agricultural University, 63 Agricultural Road, Zhengzhou, Henan 450002, China
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- Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei 230093, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Department of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentations, Centre for Optical and Electromagnetic Research, College of Optical Science and Engineering, International Research Center for Advanced Photonics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- School of Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Institute of Aggregate Science and Technology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518172, China
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Liu JP, Chen L, Zhao L, Tong CY, Wang SM, Shao SY, Wang LX. Carbazole-based Multiple Resonance Dendrimers with Narrowband Blue Emission for Solution-Processed OLEDs. CHINESE JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s10118-023-2977-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/29/2023]
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Primrose WL, Mayder DM, Hojo R, Hudson ZM. Dibenzodipyridophenazines with Dendritic Electron Donors Exhibiting Deep-Red Emission and Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence. J Org Chem 2023; 88:4224-4233. [PMID: 36920272 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c02774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/16/2023]
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The development of deep-red thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) emitters is important for applications such as organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) and biological imaging. Design strategies for red-shifting emission include synthesizing rigid acceptor cores to limit nonradiative decay and employing strong electron-donating groups. In this work, three novel luminescent donor-acceptor compounds based on the dibenzo[a,c]dipyrido[3,2-h:20-30-j]-phenazine-12-yl (BPPZ) acceptor were prepared using dendritic carbazole-based donors 3,3″,6,6″-tetramethoxy-9'H-9,3':6',9″-tercarbazole (TMTC), N3,N3,N6,N6-tetra-p-tolyl-9H-carbazole-3,6-diamine (TTAC), and N3,N3,N6,N6-tetrakis(4-methoxyphenyl)-9H-carbazole-3,6-diamine (TMAC). Here, dimethoxycarbazole, ditolylamine, and bis(4-methoxyphenyl)amine were introduced at the 3,6-positions of carbazole to increase the strength of these donors and induce long-wavelength emission. Substituent effects were investigated with experiments and theoretical calculations. The emission maxima of these materials in toluene were found to be 562, 658, and 680 nm for BPPZ-2TMTC, BPPZ-2TTAC, and BPPZ-2TMAC, respectively, highlighting the exceptional strength of the TMAC donor, which pushes the emission into the deep-red region of the visible spectrum as well as into the biological transparency window (650-1350 nm). Long-lived emission lifetimes were observed in each emitter due to TADF in BPPZ-2TMC and BPPZ-2TTAC, as well as room-temperature phosphorescence in BPPZ-2TMAC. Overall, this work showcases deep-red emissive dendritic donor-acceptor materials which have potential as bioimaging agents with emission in the biological transparency window.
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- William L Primrose
- Department of Chemistry, The University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada
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Cao C, Tan JH, Zhu ZL, Lin JD, Tan HJ, Chen H, Yuan Y, Tse MK, Chen WC, Lee CS. Intramolecular Cyclization: A Convenient Strategy to Realize Efficient BT.2020 Blue Multi-Resonance Emitter for Organic Light-Emitting Diodes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202215226. [PMID: 36593222 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202215226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2022] [Revised: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 12/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Rationally tuning the emission position and narrowing the full width at half-maximum (FWHM) of an emitter is of great importance for many applications. By synergistically improving rigidity, strengthening the resonant strength, inhibiting molecular bending and rocking, and destabilizing the HOMO energy level, a deep-blue emitter (CZ2CO) with a peak wavelength of 440 nm and an ultranarrow spectral FWHM of 16 nm (0.10 eV) was developed via intramolecular cyclization in a carbonyl/N resonant core (QAO). The dominant υ0-0 transition character of CZ2CO gives a Commission Internationale de I'Éclairage coordinates (CIE) of (0.144, 0.042), nicely complying with the BT.2020 standard. Moreover, a hyper-fluorescent device based on CZ2CO shows a high maximum external quantum efficiency (EQEmax ) of 25.6 % and maintains an EQE of 22.4 % at a practical brightness of 1000 cd m-2 .
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- Chen Cao
- Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF) and Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF) and Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF) and Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- WISPO Advanced Materials (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., No. Building 12, 200 Xingpu Rd, SIP, Suzhou, P. R. China
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- Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF) and Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF) and Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, P. R. China
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- Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF) and Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF) and Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF) and Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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Matsuya M, Sasabe H, Sumikoshi S, Hoshi K, Nakao K, Kumada K, Sugiyama R, Sato R, Kido J. Highly Luminescent Aluminum Complex with β-Diketone Ligands Exhibiting Near-Unity Photoluminescence Quantum Yield, Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence, and Rapid Radiative Decay Rate Properties in Solution-Processed Organic Light-Emitting Devices. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2023. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20220327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
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- Misaki Matsuya
- Department of Organic Materials Science, Yamagata University, 4-3-16 Jonan, Yonezawa, Yamagata 992-8510, Japan
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- Department of Organic Materials Science, Yamagata University, 4-3-16 Jonan, Yonezawa, Yamagata 992-8510, Japan
- Research Center of Organic Electronics (ROEL), Yamagata University, 4-3-16 Jonan, Yonezawa, Yamagata 992-8510, Japan
- Frontier Center for Organic Materials (FROM), Yamagata University, 4-3-16 Jonan, Yonezawa, Yamagata 992-8510, Japan
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- Department of Organic Materials Science, Yamagata University, 4-3-16 Jonan, Yonezawa, Yamagata 992-8510, Japan
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- Department of Organic Materials Science, Yamagata University, 4-3-16 Jonan, Yonezawa, Yamagata 992-8510, Japan
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- Department of Organic Materials Science, Yamagata University, 4-3-16 Jonan, Yonezawa, Yamagata 992-8510, Japan
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- Department of Organic Materials Science, Yamagata University, 4-3-16 Jonan, Yonezawa, Yamagata 992-8510, Japan
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- Department of Organic Materials Science, Yamagata University, 4-3-16 Jonan, Yonezawa, Yamagata 992-8510, Japan
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- Department of Organic Materials Science, Yamagata University, 4-3-16 Jonan, Yonezawa, Yamagata 992-8510, Japan
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- Department of Organic Materials Science, Yamagata University, 4-3-16 Jonan, Yonezawa, Yamagata 992-8510, Japan
- Research Center of Organic Electronics (ROEL), Yamagata University, 4-3-16 Jonan, Yonezawa, Yamagata 992-8510, Japan
- Frontier Center for Organic Materials (FROM), Yamagata University, 4-3-16 Jonan, Yonezawa, Yamagata 992-8510, Japan
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Cao HT, Hou PF, Yu WJ, Gao Y, Li B, Feng QY, Zhang H, Wang SS, Su ZM, Xie LH. Enhanced Efficiency of Exciplex Emission from a 9-Phenylfluorene Derivative. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:7236-7246. [PMID: 36700822 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c22266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The exciplex-thermally activated delayed fluorescence (exciplex-TADF) system is an excellent candidate for the fabrication of high-efficiency organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) because of its more easily achieved small singlet-triplet energy splitting (ΔEST) and doping control. However, exciplex-TADF is still faced with the problems of low external quantum efficiency (ηext) and unclear effect of structure modification in electron acceptors. Herein, we provide a steric hindrance increase strategy to obtain high-efficiency exciplex emissions. Through introducing a 9-phenylfluorene group into N-ethylcarbazole of the dicyano-substituted 9-phenylfluorene, an electron acceptor material with increased steric hindrance is obtained, which helps the exciplex harvest a larger driving force and higher emission efficiencies. Encouragingly, the obtained OLED displays a maximum ηext of 25.8%, which is one of the best efficiency values among reported exciplex-OLEDs, simultaneously possessing excellent current efficiency of 83.6 cd A-1 and power efficiency of 93.7 lm W-1. It is expected that this work will offer a new avenue for designing electron acceptors for highly efficient exciplex emissions.
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- Hong-Tao Cao
- Center for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, P.R. China
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- Center for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, P.R. China
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- Center for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, P.R. China
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- Institute of Biomass Functional Materials Interdisciplinary Studies, Jilin Engineering Normal University, 3050 Kaixuan Road, Changchun 130052, P.R. China
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- Center for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, P.R. China
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- Center for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, P.R. China
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- Center for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, P.R. China
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- Center for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, 5268 Renmin Street, Changchun 130024, P.R. China
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- Center for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, P.R. China
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Xie Y, Hua L, Wang Z, Liu Y, Ying S, Liu Y, Ren Z, Yan S. Constructing an efficient deep-blue TADF emitter by host-guest interactions towards solution-processed OLEDs with narrowband emission. Sci China Chem 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-022-1447-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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Liao XJ, Pu D, Yuan L, Tong J, Xing S, Tu ZL, Zuo JL, Zheng WH, Zheng YX. Planar Chiral Multiple Resonance Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Materials for Efficient Circularly Polarized Electroluminescence. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202217045. [PMID: 36517419 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202217045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2022] [Revised: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 12/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Chiral boron/nitrogen doped multiple resonance thermally activated delayed fluorescence (MR-TADF) emitters are promising for highly efficient and color-pure circularly polarized organic light-emitting diodes (CP-OLEDs). Herein, we report two pairs of MR-TADF materials (Czp-tBuCzB, Czp-POAB) based on planar chiral paracyclophane with photoluminescence quantum yields of up to 98 %. The enantiomers showed symmetric circularly polarized photoluminescence spectra with dissymmetry factors |gPL | of up to 1.6×10-3 in doped films. Meanwhile, the sky-blue CP-OLEDs with (R/S)-Czp-tBuCzB showed an external quantum efficiency of 32.1 % with the narrowest full-width at half-maximum of 24 nm among the reported CP-OLEDs, while the devices with (R/S)-Czp-POAB displayed the first nearly pure green CP electroluminescence with |gEL | factors at the 10-3 level. These results demonstrate the incorporation of planar chirality into MR-TADF emitter is a reliable strategy for constructing of efficient CP-OLEDs.
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- Xiang-Ji Liao
- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China.,Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China.,Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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Zhang Y, Wei J, Wang L, Huang T, Meng G, Wang X, Zeng X, Du M, Fan T, Yin C, Zhang D, Duan L. Multiple Fusion Strategy for High-Performance Yellow OLEDs with Full Width at Half Maximums Down to 23 nm and External Quantum Efficiencies up to 37.4. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2209396. [PMID: 36435993 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202209396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2022] [Revised: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The pursuit of ideal narrowband yellow multiple resonance (MR) emitters is hampered by the mutual constraints of effective spectral redshift and maintaining a small full width at half maximum (FWHM) value. Here, a novel multiple fusion molecular design strategy is reported to break this trade-off. Compared with the selected narrowband parent core, the specific multiple MR effects in target molecules can simultaneously extend the π-conjugation length, increase the rigidity of the structure, and reduce the vibrational frequency. Proof-of-the-concept emitters BN-DICz and DBN-ICz show bright yellowish green to yellow emissions in dilute toluene solutions with peaks at 533-542 nm and extremely small FWHMs of ≤20 nm. Notably, BN-DICz-based electroluminescent device exhibits excellent efficiencies of 37.4%, 136.6 cd A-1 , and 119.2 lm W-1 with an FWHM of merely 23 nm, representing the best performance for yellow MR organic light-emitting diodes.
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- Yuewei Zhang
- Laboratory of Flexible Electronics Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Research/ Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Research/ Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Research/ Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Research/ Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Research/ Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Research/ Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Research/ Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Research/ Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Flexible Electronics Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Research/ Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Flexible Electronics Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Research/ Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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Uemura S, Oda S, Hayakawa M, Kawasumi R, Ikeda N, Lee YT, Chan CY, Tsuchiya Y, Adachi C, Hatakeyama T. Sequential Multiple Borylation Toward an Ultrapure Green Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Material. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:1505-1511. [PMID: 36547020 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c10946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Multiple-resonance thermally activated delayed fluorescence (MR-TADF) emitters have emerged as an important component of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) because of their narrowband emission and high exciton utilization efficiency. However, the chemical space of MR-TADF emitters remains mostly unexplored because of the lack of suitable synthetic protocols. Herein, we demonstrate a sequential multiple borylation reaction that provides new synthetically accessible chemical space. ω-DABNA, the proof-of-concept material, exhibited narrowband green TADF with a full width at half-maximum of 22 nm and a small singlet-triplet energy gap of 13 meV. The OLED employing it as an emitter exhibited electroluminescence at 512 nm, with Commission International de l'Éclairage coordinates of (0.13, 0.73) and a high external quantum efficiency (EQE) of 31.1%. Moreover, the device showed minimum efficiency roll-off, with an EQE of 29.4% at 1000 cd m-2.
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- Shigetada Uemura
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto606-8502, Japan.,Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kwansei Gakuin University, 2-1 Gakuen, Sanda, Hyogo669-1337, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kwansei Gakuin University, 2-1 Gakuen, Sanda, Hyogo669-1337, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto606-8502, Japan
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- SK JNC Japan Co., Ltd. 5-1 Goikaigan, Ichihara, Chiba290-8551, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kwansei Gakuin University, 2-1 Gakuen, Sanda, Hyogo669-1337, Japan
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- Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics Research (OPERA), Kyushu University, Fukuoka819-0395, Japan
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- Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics Research (OPERA), Kyushu University, Fukuoka819-0395, Japan
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- Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics Research (OPERA), Kyushu University, Fukuoka819-0395, Japan
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- Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics Research (OPERA), Kyushu University, Fukuoka819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto606-8502, Japan
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Wang Q, Xu Y, Yang T, Xue J, Wang Y. Precise Functionalization of a Multiple-Resonance Framework: Constructing Narrowband Organic Electroluminescent Materials with External Quantum Efficiency over 40. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2205166. [PMID: 36325646 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202205166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2022] [Revised: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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It is of important strategic significance to develop high-efficiency narrowband organic electroluminescent materials that can be employed to fabricate ultrahigh-definition displays with wide color gamut. This topic implies a great challenge to molecular design and synthesis, especially for the development of universality, diversity, scalability, and robustness of molecular architectonics. In this work, a synthetic methodology is demonstrated for functionalizing brominated BN-containing multiple-resonance (MR) frameworks with multifarious functional groups, such as donors, acceptors, and moieties without obvious push-pull electron properties. The m-DPAcP-BNCz-based organic light-emitting diode (OLED) exhibits green emission with a full-width at half-maximum (FWHM) of 28 nm and a maximum external quantum efficiency (EQE) of 40.6%. The outstanding performance of m-DPAcP-BNCz is attributed to the perfect integration of the inherent advantages of the MR framework and the donor-acceptor configuration, which can not only achieve bathochromic shift and narrowband emission, but also obtain high photoluminescence (PL) quantum yield (ΦPL ) and horizontal emitting dipole orientation ratio (Θ// ). This straightforward and efficient approach provides insightful guidance for the construction and enrichment of more high-efficiency narrowband emitters.
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- Qingyang Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China
- Jihua Laboratory, 28 Huandao South Road, Foshan, Guangdong Province, 528200, P. R. China
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Gao Y, Sun C, Su T. Design of highly stable thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitters via the overlap degree of HOMO-LUMO distributions. J Mol Struct 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.134213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Huo Y, Lv J, Xie Y, Hua L, Liu Y, Ren Z, Li T, Ying S, Yan S. Structurally Regulated Carbazole-Pyridine Derivatives Based on Space-Crowded Theory for Efficient Narrowband Ultraviolet Nondoped Organic Light-Emitting Diodes from the High-Lying Reverse Intersystem Crossing Process. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:57092-57101. [PMID: 36516406 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c20806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Achieving ultraviolet and narrowband emission simultaneously in nondoped organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) remains a tremendous challenge. Here, a "space-crowded donor-acceptor-donor" molecular design strategy is proposed for developing ultraviolet pure organic fluorophores by the nearby substituted positions at the phenyl linker between carbazole and pyridine units. Benefitting from the large steric hindrance effect, multiple intramolecular interactions, and low-frequency vibronic coupling dominated excited state property, all the emitters exhibit excellent fluorescence efficiencies at the solid state as well as the narrow full width at half maximums (FWHMs). Moreover, the effect of different substitution positions of pyridine on the structure-property relationship is also revealed. Consequently, the nondoped OLEDs exhibit an electroluminescence emission peak of 397 nm with FWHMs of 17 and 22 nm. Due to the high-lying reverse intersystem crossing process, external quantum and exciton utilization efficiencies of 3.6 and 54.55%, respectively, have been achieved based on the emitter with para-linkage. These findings may pave an avenue for the development of high-performance narrowband ultraviolet materials and OLEDs.
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- Yumiao Huo
- Key Laboratory of Rubber-Plastics, Ministry of Education, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong266042, P. R. China
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong266590, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Rubber-Plastics, Ministry of Education, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong266042, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Rubber-Plastics, Ministry of Education, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong266042, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing100029, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Rubber-Plastics, Ministry of Education, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong266042, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing100029, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong266590, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Rubber-Plastics, Ministry of Education, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong266042, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Rubber-Plastics, Ministry of Education, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong266042, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing100029, P. R. China
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Cao X, Pan K, Miao J, Lv X, Huang Z, Ni F, Yin X, Wei Y, Yang C. Manipulating Exciton Dynamics toward Simultaneous High-Efficiency Narrowband Electroluminescence and Photon Upconversion by a Selenium-Incorporated Multiresonance Delayed Fluorescence Emitter. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:22976-22984. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c09543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Xiaosong Cao
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen518060, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen518060, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen518060, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen518060, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen518060, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen518060, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen518060, China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Optoelectric Materials Science and Technology, School of Physics and Electronic Information, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu241000, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen518060, China
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Gao Y, Wu S, Shan G, Cheng G. Recent Progress in Blue Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Emitters and Their Applications in OLEDs: Beyond Pure Organic Molecules with Twist D-π-A Structures. MICROMACHINES 2022; 13:2150. [PMID: 36557449 PMCID: PMC9784815 DOI: 10.3390/mi13122150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2022] [Revised: 11/26/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) materials, which can harvest all excitons and emit light without the use of noble metals, are an appealing class of functional materials emerging as next-generation organic electroluminescent materials. Triplet excitons can be upconverted to the singlet state with the aid of ambient thermal energy under the reverse inter-system crossing owing to the small singlet-triplet splitting energy (ΔEST). This results from a specific molecular design consisting of minimal overlap between the highest occupied molecular orbital and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital, due to the spatial separation of the electron-donating and electron-releasing part. When a well-designed device structure is applied, high-performance blue-emitting TADF organic light-emitting diodes can be realized with an appropriate molecular design. Unlike the previous literature that has reviewed general blue-emitting TADF materials, in this paper, we focus on materials other than pure organic molecules with twist D-π-A structures, including multi-resonance TADF, through-space charge transfer TADF, and metal-TADF materials. Cutting-edge molecules with extremely small and even negative ΔEST values are also introduced as candidates for next-generation TADF materials. In addition, OLED structures used to exploit the merits of the abovementioned TADF emitters are also described in this review.
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- Yiting Gao
- State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry and National & Local United Engineering Lab for Power Battery, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry and National & Local United Engineering Lab for Power Battery, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- HKU Shenzhen Institute of Research and Innovation, Shenzhen 518053, China
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Zhou D, Tong GSM, Cheng G, Tang YK, Liu W, Ma D, Du L, Chen JR, Che CM. Stable Tetradentate Gold(III)-TADF Emitters with Close to Unity Quantum Yield and Radiative Decay Rate Constant of up to 2 × 10 6 s -1 : High-Efficiency Green OLEDs with Operational Lifetime (LT 90 ) Longer than 1800 h at 1000 cd m -2. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2206598. [PMID: 36208071 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202206598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2022] [Revised: 09/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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High maximum external quantum efficiency (EQEmax ), small efficiency roll-offs, and long operational lifetime at practical luminances are three crucial parameters for commercialization of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). To simultaneously achieve these goals, it is desirable to have the radiative decay rate constant (kr ) as large as possible, which, for a thermally activated delayed fluorescent (TADF) emitter, requires both a large S1 →S0 radiative decay rate constant (kr S ) and a small singlet-triplet energy gap (ΔEST ). Here, the design of a class of tetradentate gold(III) TADF complexes for narrowing the ΔEST while keeping the kr S large is reported. The as-synthesized complexes display green emission with close to unity emission quantum yields, and kr approaching 2 × 106 s-1 in thin films. The vacuum-deposited green OLEDs based on 1 and 4 demonstrate maximum EQEs of up to 24 and 27% with efficiency roll-offs of 5.5 and 2.2% at 1000 cd m-2 , respectively; the EQEs maintain high at 10 000 cd m-2 (19% (1) and 24% (4)). A long LT90 device lifetime of 1820 h at 1000 cd m-2 for complex 1 is achieved, which is one of the longest device lifetimes of TADF-OLEDs reported in the literature.
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- Dongling Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, HKU-CAS Joint Laboratory on New Materials, Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, HKU-CAS Joint Laboratory on New Materials, Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, HKU-CAS Joint Laboratory on New Materials, Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Shantou, Guangdong, 515041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, HKU-CAS Joint Laboratory on New Materials, Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, South China University of Technology Guangzhou, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, South China University of Technology Guangzhou, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, HKU-CAS Joint Laboratory on New Materials, Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong SAR, China
- School of Life Science, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China
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- Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Shantou, Guangdong, 515041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, HKU-CAS Joint Laboratory on New Materials, Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Shantou, Guangdong, 515041, China
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Cheon HJ, Woo SJ, Baek SH, Lee JH, Kim YH. Dense Local Triplet States and Steric Shielding of a Multi-Resonance TADF Emitter Enable High-Performance Deep-Blue OLEDs. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2207416. [PMID: 36222388 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202207416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Revised: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Multi-resonance thermally activated delayed fluorescence (MR-TADF) molecules based on boron and nitrogen atoms are emerging as next-generation blue emitters for organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) due to their narrow emission spectra and triplet harvesting properties. However, intermolecular aggregation stemming from the planar structure of typical MR-TADF molecules that leads to concentration quenching and broadened spectra limits the utilization of the full potential of MR-TADF emitters. Herein, a deep-blue MR-TADF emitter, pBP-DABNA-Me, is developed to suppress intermolecular interactions effectively. Furthermore, photophysical investigation and theoretical calculations reveal that adding biphenyl moieties to the core body creates dense local triplet states in the vicinity of S1 and T1 energetically, letting the emitter harvest excitons efficiently. OLEDs based on pBP-DABNA-Me show a high external quantum efficiency (EQE) of 23.4% and a pure-blue emission with a Commission Internationale de L'Eclairage (CIE) coordinate of (0.132, 0.092), which are maintained even at a high doping concentration of 100 wt%. Furthermore, by incorporating a conventional TADF sensitizer, deep-blue OLEDs with a CIE value of (0.133, 0.109) and an extremely high EQE of 30.1% are realized. These findings provide insight into design strategies for developing efficient deep-blue MR-TADF emitters with fast triplet upconversion and suppressed self-aggregation.
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- Hyung-Jin Cheon
- Department of Chemistry and RINS, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 52828, Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute of Advanced Materials (RIAM), Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Inha University, Incheon, 22212, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Inha University, Incheon, 22212, Republic of Korea
- 3D Convergence Center, Inha University, Incheon, 22212, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and RINS, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 52828, Republic of Korea
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Oda S, Kawakami B, Horiuchi M, Yamasaki Y, Kawasumi R, Hatakeyama T. Ultra-Narrowband Blue Multi-Resonance Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Materials. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 10:e2205070. [PMID: 36394083 PMCID: PMC9811429 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202205070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2022] [Revised: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Ultra-narrowband blue multi-resonance-induced thermally activated delayed fluorescence (MR-TADF) materials (V-DABNA and V-DABNA-F), consisting of three DABNA subunits possessing phenyl or 2,6-difluorophenyl substituents on the peripheral nitrogen atoms are synthesized by one-shot triple borylation. Benefiting from the inductive effect of fluorine atoms, the emission maximum of V-DABNA-F (464 nm) is blueshifted from that of the parent V-DABNA (481 nm), while maintaining a small full width at half maximum (FWHM, 16 nm) and a high rate constant for reverse intersystem crossing (6.5 × 105 s-1 ). The organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) using V-DABNA and V-DABNA-F as emitters are fabricated by vapor deposition and exhibit blue emission at 483 and 468 nm with small FWHMs of 17 and 15 nm, corresponding to Commission Internationale d'Éclairage coordinates of (0.09, 0.27) and (0.12, 0.10), respectively. Both devices achieve high external quantum efficiencies of 26.2% and 26.6% at the maximum with minimum efficiency roll-offs of 0.9% and 3.2%, respectively, even at 1000 cd m-2 , which are record-setting values for blue MR-TADF OLEDs.
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- Susumu Oda
- Department of ChemistryGraduate School of Science and TechnologyKwansei Gakuin University2‐1 Gakuen, SandaHyogo669‐1337Japan
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- Department of ChemistryGraduate School of Science and TechnologyKwansei Gakuin University2‐1 Gakuen, SandaHyogo669‐1337Japan
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- Department of ChemistryGraduate School of Science and TechnologyKwansei Gakuin University2‐1 Gakuen, SandaHyogo669‐1337Japan
- Department of ChemistryGraduate School of ScienceKyoto UniversitySakyo‐kuKyoto606‐8502Japan
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- Department of ChemistryGraduate School of Science and TechnologyKwansei Gakuin University2‐1 Gakuen, SandaHyogo669‐1337Japan
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- Department of ChemistryGraduate School of ScienceKyoto UniversitySakyo‐kuKyoto606‐8502Japan
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Ultra-fast triplet-triplet-annihilation-mediated high-lying reverse intersystem crossing triggered by participation of nπ*-featured excited states. Nat Commun 2022; 13:6892. [DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-34573-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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AbstractThe harvesting of ‘hot’ triplet excitons through high-lying reverse intersystem crossing mechanism has emerged as a hot research issue in the field of organic light-emitting diodes. However, if high-lying reverse intersystem crossing materials lack the capability to convert ‘cold’ T1 excitons into singlet ones, the actual maximum exciton utilization efficiency would generally deviate from 100%. Herein, through comparative studies on two naphthalimide-based compounds CzNI and TPANI, we revealed that the ‘cold’ T1 excitons in high-lying reverse intersystem crossing materials can be utilized effectively through the triplet-triplet annihilation-mediated high-lying reverse intersystem crossing process if they possess certain triplet-triplet upconversion capability. Especially, quite effective triplet-triplet annihilation-mediated high-lying reverse intersystem crossing can be triggered by endowing the high-lying reverse intersystem crossing process with a 3ππ*→1nπ* character. By taking advantage of the permanent orthogonal orbital transition effect of 3ππ*→1nπ*, spin–orbit coupling matrix elements of ca. 10 cm−1 can be acquired, and hence ultra-fast mediated high-lying reverse intersystem crossing process with rate constant over 109 s−1 can be realized.
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Xie F, Li H, Zhang K, Shen Y, Zhao X, Li Y, Tang J. A Dislocated Twin‐Locking Acceptor‐Donor‐Acceptor Configuration for Efficient Delayed Fluorescence with Multiple Through‐Space Charge Transfer. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202213823. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202213823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Feng‐Ming Xie
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) Soochow University Suzhou Jiangsu 215123 P. R. China
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- School of Physics and Electronic Science Ministry of Education Nanophotonics & Advanced Instrument Engineering Research Center East China Normal University Shanghai 200062 P. R. China
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- Macau Institute of Materials Science and Engineering (MIMSE) Faculty of Innovation Engineering Macau University of Science and Technology Taipa Macau SAR 999078 P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) Soochow University Suzhou Jiangsu 215123 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Life Sciences Suzhou University of Science and Technology Suzhou Jiangsu 215009 P. R. China
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- School of Physics and Electronic Science Ministry of Education Nanophotonics & Advanced Instrument Engineering Research Center East China Normal University Shanghai 200062 P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) Soochow University Suzhou Jiangsu 215123 P. R. China
- Macau Institute of Materials Science and Engineering (MIMSE) Faculty of Innovation Engineering Macau University of Science and Technology Taipa Macau SAR 999078 P. R. China
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Wang R, Lee CS, Lu Z. Recent Development of Three-coordinated Boron-doped Aromatics for Optoelectronic Applications. J Organomet Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2022.122564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Zhu Y, Qu C, Ye J, Xu Y, Zhang Z, Wang Y. Donor-Acceptor Type of Fused-Ring Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Compounds Constructed through an Oxygen-Containing Six-Membered Ring. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:47971-47980. [PMID: 36219720 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c12778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Nowadays, thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) compounds with a fused-ring core skeleton are getting increasing research interest because of their use in high-performance organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). In this study, TADF compounds featuring a D-A-type fused-ring core skeleton are developed. The challenging compatibility of a planarized D-A arrangement and the TADF property is achieved through linking the D and A moieties with two oxygen atoms within a six-membered ring. Compared with a single-oxygen analogue possessing a flexible skeleton and a twisted D-A arrangement, these fused-ring compounds with higher skeleton rigidity show higher photoluminescence quantum yields and narrower emission spectra in toluene and in doped thin films. Their electroluminescent devices achieve high external quantum efficiencies (up to 19.4%), suggesting the potential of rarely achieved D-A-type fused-ring TADF systems to serve as high-performance emitters of OLEDs.
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- Yunlong Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012 P. R. China
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Luo X, Song S, Ni H, Ma H, Yang D, Ma D, Zheng Y, Zuo J. Multiple‐Resonance‐Induced Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Materials Based on Indolo[3,2,1‐
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]carbazole with an Efficient Narrowband Pure‐Green Electroluminescence. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202209984. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202209984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Xu‐Feng Luo
- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM) Nanjing Tech University Nanjing 211816 P. R. China
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 P. R. China
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 P. R. China
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Liu Y, Xiao X, Huang Z, Yang D, Ma D, Liu J, Lei B, Bin Z, You J. Space‐Confined Donor‐Acceptor Strategy Enables Fast Spin‐Flip of Multiple Resonance Emitters for Suppressing Efficiency Roll‐Off. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202210210. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202210210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Yang Liu
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology of Ministry of Education College of Chemistry Sichuan University 29 Wangjiang Road Chengdu 610064 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology of Ministry of Education College of Chemistry Sichuan University 29 Wangjiang Road Chengdu 610064 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology of Ministry of Education College of Chemistry Sichuan University 29 Wangjiang Road Chengdu 610064 P. R. China
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 P. R. China
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology of Ministry of Education College of Chemistry Sichuan University 29 Wangjiang Road Chengdu 610064 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology of Ministry of Education College of Chemistry Sichuan University 29 Wangjiang Road Chengdu 610064 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology of Ministry of Education College of Chemistry Sichuan University 29 Wangjiang Road Chengdu 610064 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology of Ministry of Education College of Chemistry Sichuan University 29 Wangjiang Road Chengdu 610064 P. R. China
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Liu Y, Xiao X, Huang Z, Yang D, Ma D, Liu J, Lei B, Bin Z, You J. Space‐Confined Donor‐Acceptor Strategy Enables Fast Spin‐Flip of Multiple Resonance Emitters for Suppressing Efficiency Roll‐Off. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202210210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Yang Liu
- Sichuan University College of Chemistry CHINA
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- Sichuan University College of Chemistry CHINA
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- South China University of Technology Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices CHINA
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- South China University of Technology Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices CHINA
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- Sichuan University College of Chemistry CHINA
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- Sichuan University College of Chemistry CHINA
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- Sichuan University College of Chemistry 29 Wangjiang Road 610064 Chengdu CHINA
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Luo XF, Song SQ, Ni HX, Ma H, Yang D, Ma D, Zheng YX, Zuo JL. Multiple‐Resonance‐Induced Thermally Activated Delay Fluorescence Materials Based on Indolo[3,2,1‐jk]carbazole with an Efficient Narrowband Pure‐Green Electroluminescence. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202209984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Xu-Feng Luo
- Nanjing University School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering CHINA
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- Nanjing University School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering CHINA
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- Nanjing University School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering CHINA
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- Nanjing Tech University Institute of Advanced Materials CHINA
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- South China University of Technology Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices CHINA
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- South China University of Technology Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices CHINA
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- Nanjing University School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University 163 Xianlin Avenue 210023 Nanjing CHINA
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- Nanjing University School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering CHINA
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Lee H, Braveenth R, Park JD, Jeon CY, Lee HS, Kwon JH. Manipulating Spectral Width and Emission Wavelength towards Highly Efficient Blue Asymmetric Carbazole Fused Multi-Resonance Emitters. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:36927-36935. [PMID: 35920715 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c10127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The novel carbazole-based multiresonance types of thermally activated delayed fluorescence (MR-TADF) emitters of mICz-DABNA and BFCz-DABNA are reported, and their spectroscopic properties are investigated with the inductive effect on the central nitrogen atom for pure and deep blue emission. With the introduction of electron-donating/-withdrawing properties of substituents, emitters exhibited the bathochromic/hypsochromic shifted emission, respectively, compared to simple carbazole-based MR-TADF. Moreover, their spectral bandwidths became narrower. Theoretical calculation indicated that the meta-positioned bulky moiety restricts the molecular geometry discrepancy and reduces the Huang-Rhys factors. Particularly, the organic light-emitting diode (OLED) with 3% BFCz-DABNA exhibited the maximum external quantum efficiency of 28.0% with the Commission International de l'Éclairage (CIE) of (0.13, 0.09), which is the best record value among single-boron MR-TADF devices of CIE y < 0.10.
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- Hyuna Lee
- Organic Optoelectronic Device Lab (OODL), Department of Information Display, Kyung Hee University, 26, Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Organic Optoelectronic Device Lab (OODL), Department of Information Display, Kyung Hee University, 26, Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Organic Optoelectronic Device Lab (OODL), Department of Information Display, Kyung Hee University, 26, Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Organic Optoelectronic Device Lab (OODL), Department of Information Display, Kyung Hee University, 26, Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Organic Optoelectronic Device Lab (OODL), Department of Information Display, Kyung Hee University, 26, Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Organic Optoelectronic Device Lab (OODL), Department of Information Display, Kyung Hee University, 26, Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
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Park IS, Min H, Yasuda T. Ultrafast Triplet-Singlet Exciton Interconversion in Narrowband Blue Organoboron Emitters Doped with Heavy Chalcogens. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202205684. [PMID: 35618697 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202205684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Narrowband emissive organoboron emitters featuring the multi-resonance (MR) effect have now become a critical material component for constructing high-performance organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) with pure emission colors. These MR organoboron emitters are capable of exhibiting high-efficiency narrowband thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) by allowing triplet-to-singlet reverse intersystem crossing (RISC). However, RISC involving spin-flip exciton upconversion is generally the rate-limiting step in the overall TADF; hence, a deeper understanding and precise control of the RISC dynamics are ongoing crucial challenges. Here, we introduce the first MR organoboron emitter (CzBSe) doped with a selenium atom, demonstrating a record-high RISC rate exceeding 108 s-1 , which is even higher than its fluorescence radiation rate. Furthermore, the spin-flip upconversion process in CzBSe can be accelerated by factors of ≈20000 and ≈800, compared to those of its oxygen- and sulfur-doped homologs (CzBO and CzBS), respectively. Unlike CzBO and CzBS, the photophysical rate-limiting step in CzBSe is no longer RISC, but the fluorescence radiation process; this behavior is completely different from the conventional time-delaying TADF limited by the slow RISC. Benefitting from its ultrafast exciton spin conversion ability, OLEDs incorporating CzBSe achieved a maximum external electroluminescence quantum efficiency as high as 23.9 %, accompanied by MR-induced blue narrowband emission and significantly alleviated efficiency roll-off features.
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- In Seob Park
- INAMORI Frontier Research Center (IFRC), Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
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- INAMORI Frontier Research Center (IFRC), Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan.,Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
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- INAMORI Frontier Research Center (IFRC), Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan.,Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan.,Institute for Advanced Study, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
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Oda S, Sugitani T, Tanaka H, Tabata K, Kawasumi R, Hatakeyama T. Development of Pure Green Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Material by Cyano Substitution. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2201778. [PMID: 35726390 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202201778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Revised: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Multiple resonance (MR)-effect-induced thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) materials have garnered significant attention because they can achieve both high color purity and high external quantum efficiency (EQE). However, the reported green-emitting MR-TADF materials exhibit broader emission compared to those of blue-emitting ones and suffer from severe efficiency roll-off due to insufficient rate constants of reverse intersystem crossing process (kRISC ). Herein, a pure green MR-TADF material (ν-DABNA-CN-Me) with high kRISC of 105 s-1 is reported. The key to success is introduction of cyano groups into a blue-emitting MR-TADF material (ν-DABNA), which causes remarkable bathochromic shift without a loss of color purity. The organic light-emitting diode employing it as an emitter exhibits green emission at 504 nm with a small full-width at half-maximum of 23 nm, corresponding to Commission Internationale d'Éclairage coordinates of (0.13, 0.65). The device achieves a high maximum EQE of 31.9% and successfully suppresses the efficiency roll-off at a high luminance.
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- Susumu Oda
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kwansei Gakuin University, 2-1 Gakuen, Sanda, Hyogo, 669-1337, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kwansei Gakuin University, 2-1 Gakuen, Sanda, Hyogo, 669-1337, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kwansei Gakuin University, 2-1 Gakuen, Sanda, Hyogo, 669-1337, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kwansei Gakuin University, 2-1 Gakuen, Sanda, Hyogo, 669-1337, Japan
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- SK JNC Japan Co., Ltd., 25-1 Goi Kaigan, Ichihara, Chiba, 290-8551, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8502, Japan
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Huang F, Fan XC, Cheng YC, Wu H, Shi YZ, Yu J, Wang K, Lee CS, Zhang XH. Distinguishing the respective determining factors for spectral broadening and concentration quenching in multiple resonance type TADF emitter systems. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2022; 9:2226-2232. [PMID: 35748653 DOI: 10.1039/d2mh00511e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Multiple resonance (MR) type thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) emitters have attracted much recent attention due to their narrow emission spectra and high photoluminescence quantum yields (PLQYs). Spectral broadening and concentration quenching at high doping concentrations are two issues currently limiting the development of MR-TADF emitters. However, the origins of these have not been fully clarified so far. In this work, by investigating emitters with the same MR cores but peripheral groups of different steric types, we distinguished that the spectral broadening and concentration quenching are mainly caused by excimer formation and triplet exciton annihilation, respectively. This understanding on aggregated behaviors of MR emitters provides new insight for the further development of high-performance MR-TADF emitters with low concentration sensitivities.
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- Feng Huang
- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Joint International Research Laboratory of Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Joint International Research Laboratory of Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Joint International Research Laboratory of Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Joint International Research Laboratory of Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Joint International Research Laboratory of Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Joint International Research Laboratory of Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Joint International Research Laboratory of Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P. R. China.
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Negative Carbon Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF) and Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Joint International Research Laboratory of Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P. R. China.
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Negative Carbon Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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Xu Y, Wang Q, Wei J, Peng X, Xue J, Wang Z, Su S, Wang Y. Constructing Organic Electroluminescent Material with Very High Color Purity and Efficiency Based on Polycyclization of the Multiple Resonance Parent Core. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202204652. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202204652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Yincai Xu
- State Key Lab of Supramolecular Structure and Materials College of Chemistry Jilin University Changchun 130012 P. R. China
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- State Key Lab of Supramolecular Structure and Materials College of Chemistry Jilin University Changchun 130012 P. R. China
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- State Key Lab of Supramolecular Structure and Materials College of Chemistry Jilin University Changchun 130012 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices and Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 P. R. China
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- State Key Lab of Supramolecular Structure and Materials College of Chemistry Jilin University Changchun 130012 P. R. China
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- Jihua Laboratory 28 Huandao South Road Foshan 528200, Guangdong Province P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices and Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 P. R. China
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- State Key Lab of Supramolecular Structure and Materials College of Chemistry Jilin University Changchun 130012 P. R. China
- Jihua Laboratory 28 Huandao South Road Foshan 528200, Guangdong Province P. R. China
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Yang Y, Li N, Miao J, Cao X, Ying A, Pan K, Lv X, Ni F, Huang Z, Gong S, Yang C. Chiral Multi-Resonance TADF Emitters Exhibiting Narrowband Circularly Polarized Electroluminescence with an EQE of 37.2 . Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202202227. [PMID: 35536020 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202202227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Highly efficient circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) emitters with narrowband emission remain a formidable challenge for circularly polarized OLEDs (CP-OLEDs). Here, a promising strategy for developing chiral emitters concurrently featuring multi-resonance thermally activated delayed fluorescence (MR-TADF) and circularly polarized electroluminescence (CPEL) is demonstrated by the integration of molecular rigidity, central chirality and MR effect. A pair of chiral green emitters denoted as (R)-BN-MeIAc and (S)-BN-MeIAc is designed. Benefited by the rigid and quasi-planar MR-framework, the enantiomers not only display mirror-image CPL spectra, but also exhibit TADF properties with a high photoluminescence quantum yield of 96 %, a narrow FWHM of 30 nm, and a high horizontal dipole orientation of 90 % in the doped film. Consequently, the enantiomer-based CP-OLEDs achieved excellent external quantum efficiencies of 37.2 % with very low efficiency roll-off, representing the highest device efficiency of all the reported CP-OLEDs.
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- Yiyu Yang
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Hubei Key Lab on Organic and Polymeric Optoelectronic Materials, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Hubei Key Lab on Organic and Polymeric Optoelectronic Materials, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
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Lv X, Miao J, Liu M, Peng Q, Zhong C, Hu Y, Cao X, Wu H, Yang Y, Zhou C, Ma J, Zou Y, Yang C. Extending the π-Skeleton of Multi-Resonance TADF Materials towards High-Efficiency Narrowband Deep-Blue Emission. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202201588. [PMID: 35536106 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202201588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Multi-resonance TADF (MR-TADF) emitters are promising for high-resolution OLEDs, but the concurrent optimization of excited-state dynamics and color purity remains a tough challenge. Herein, three deep-blue MR-TADF compounds (BN1-BN3) featuring gradually enlarged ring-fused structures and increased rigidity are accessed by lithium-free borylation in high yields from the same precursor, with all the emitters possessing CIEy coordinates below 0.08. Structure-property investigations demonstrate a strategic improvement of the oscillator strength (fosc ) and acceleration of the reverse intersystem crossing (RISC) process by extending the π-skeleton, where BN3 realizes a maximum external quantum efficiency (EQE) of 37.6 % and reduced roll-off, thus showing the best efficiency reported for deep-blue TADF OLEDs. The internal regulation of the efficiency and color purity of these compounds validate the general effectiveness to achieve advanced deep-blue narrowband emitters with higher-order boron/nitrogen-based MR motifs.
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- Xialei Lv
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Hubei Key Lab on Organic and Polymeric Optoelectronic Materials, Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
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Zou Y, Hu J, Yu M, Miao J, Xie Z, Qiu Y, Cao X, Yang C. High-Performance Narrowband Pure-Red OLEDs with External Quantum Efficiencies up to 36.1% and Ultralow Efficiency Roll-Off. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2201442. [PMID: 35588162 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202201442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2022] [Revised: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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High-color-purity blue and green organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) have been resolved thanks to the development of B/N-based polycyclic multiple resonance (MR) emitters. However, due to the derivatization limit of B/N polycyclic structures, the design of red MR emitters remains challenging. Herein, a series of novel red MR emitters is reported by para-positioning N-π-N, O-π-O, B-π-B pairs onto a benzene ring to construct an MR central core. These emitters can be facilely and modularly synthesized, allowing for easy fine-tuning of emission spectra by peripheral groups. Moreover, these red MR emitters display excellent photophysical properties such as near-unity photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY), fast radiative decay rate (kr ) up to 7.4 × 107 s-1 , and most importantly, narrowband emission with full-width at half-maximum (FWHM) of 32 nm. Incorporating these MR emitters, pure red OLEDs sensitized by phosphor realize state-of-the-art device performances with external quantum efficiency (EQE) exceeding 36%, ultralow efficiency roll-off (EQE remains as high as 25.1% at the brightness of 50 000 cd m-2 ), ultrahigh brightness over 130 000 cd m-2 , together with good device lifetime.
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- Yang Zou
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
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Forero‐Martinez NC, Lin K, Kremer K, Andrienko D. Virtual Screening for Organic Solar Cells and Light Emitting Diodes. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2200825. [PMID: 35460204 PMCID: PMC9259727 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202200825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2022] [Revised: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The field of organic semiconductors is multifaceted and the potentially suitable molecular compounds are very diverse. Representative examples include discotic liquid crystals, dye-sensitized solar cells, conjugated polymers, and graphene-based low-dimensional materials. This huge variety not only represents enormous challenges for synthesis but also for theory, which aims at a comprehensive understanding and structuring of the plethora of possible compounds. Eventually computational methods should point to new, better materials, which have not yet been synthesized. In this perspective, it is shown that the answer to this question rests upon the delicate balance between computational efficiency and accuracy of the methods used in the virtual screening. To illustrate the fundamentals of virtual screening, chemical design of non-fullerene acceptors, thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitters, and nanographenes are discussed.
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer ResearchAckermannweg 10Mainz55128Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer ResearchAckermannweg 10Mainz55128Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer ResearchAckermannweg 10Mainz55128Germany
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Xue W, Yan H, He Y, Wu L, Zhang X, Wu Y, Xu J, He J, Yan C, Meng H. Identifying the Molecular Origins of Green BN‐TADF Material Degradation and Device Stability via in situ Raman Spectroscopy. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202201006. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202201006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Wangjuan Xue
- School of Advanced Materials Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School Shenzhen 518055 P. R. China
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- School of Advanced Materials Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School Shenzhen 518055 P. R. China
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- School of Advanced Materials Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School Shenzhen 518055 P. R. China
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- School of Advanced Materials Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School Shenzhen 518055 P. R. China
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- School of Advanced Materials Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School Shenzhen 518055 P. R. China
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- School of Advanced Materials Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School Shenzhen 518055 P. R. China
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- School of Advanced Materials Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School Shenzhen 518055 P. R. China
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- School of Advanced Materials Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School Shenzhen 518055 P. R. China
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- School of Advanced Materials Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School Shenzhen 518055 P. R. China
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- School of Advanced Materials Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School Shenzhen 518055 P. R. China
- School of Electronics and Information Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an 710072 P. R. China
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Yang Y, Li N, Miao J, Cao X, Ying A, Pan K, Lv X, Ni F, Huang Z, Gong S, Yang C. Chiral Multi‐Resonance TADF Emitters Exhibiting Narrowband Circularly Polarized Electroluminescence with an EQE of 37.2 %. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202202227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Yiyu Yang
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials College of Materials Science and Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials College of Materials Science and Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials College of Materials Science and Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials College of Materials Science and Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University Hubei Key Lab on Organic and Polymeric Optoelectronic Materials Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials College of Materials Science and Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials College of Materials Science and Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials College of Materials Science and Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials College of Materials Science and Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University Hubei Key Lab on Organic and Polymeric Optoelectronic Materials Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials College of Materials Science and Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 P. R. China
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Geng Z, Zhang Y, Zhang Y, Quan Y, Cheng Y. Amplified Circularly Polarized Electroluminescence Behavior Triggered by Helical Nanofibers from Chiral Co-assembly Polymers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202202718. [PMID: 35318788 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202202718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Two chiral binaphthyl polymers (R/S-P1 and R/S-P2) with different dihedral angles of the binaphthyl moiety were chosen as chiral inducers to construct chiral co-assemblies with an achiral pyrene-naphthalimide dye (NPy) and then acted as the emitting layer (EML) of circularly polarized electroluminescence (CP-EL) devices. The anchored dihedral angle of R/S-P2 not only exhibited the enhanced chirality signal, but also had a strong chirality-inducing effect on the achiral NPy dye in the chiral co-assembly (R/S-P2)0.6 -(NPy)0.4 . After annealing at 120 °C, the CPL signal (|gem |) of ordered helical nano-fibers (R/S-P2)0.6 -(NPy)0.4 was amplified to 5.6×10-2 , which was about 6-fold larger than that of (R/S-P1)0.6 -(NPy)0.4 . The amplified gem value of (R/S-P2)0.6 -(NPy)0.4 was due to the formation of a helical co-assembly through the strong π-π stacking interaction between the R/S-P2 and the achiral NPy. This kind of ordered helical nano-fibers (R/S-P2)0.6 -(NPy)0.4 acted as the EML of CP-OLEDs, and achieved an excellent CP-EL performance (|gEL |=4.8×10-2 ).
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- Zhongxing Geng
- Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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Cai X, Xue J, Li C, Liang B, Ying A, Tan Y, Gong S, Wang Y. Achieving 37.1% Green Electroluminescent Efficiency and 0.09 eV Full Width at Half Maximum Based on a Ternary Boron-Oxygen-Nitrogen Embedded Polycyclic Aromatic System. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202200337. [PMID: 35302704 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202200337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Herein, a ternary boron-oxygen-nitrogen embedded polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon with multiple resonance thermally activated delayed fluorescence (MR-TADF), namely DBNO, is developed by adopting the para boron-π-boron and para oxygen-π-oxygen strategy. The designed molecule presents a vivid green emission with a high photoluminescence quantum yield (96 %) and an extremely narrow full width at half maximum (FWHM) of 19 nm/0.09 eV, which surpasses all previously reported green TADF emitters to date. In addition, the long molecular structure along the transition dipole moment direction endows it with a high horizontal emitting dipole ratio of 96 %. The organic light-emitting diode (OLED) based on DBNO reveals a narrowband green emission with a peak at 504 nm and a FWHM of 24 nm/0.12 eV. Particularly, a significantly improved device performance is achieved by the TADF-sensitization (hyperfluorescence) mechanism, presenting a FWHM of 27 nm and a maximum external quantum efficiency (EQE) of 37.1 %.
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- Xinliang Cai
- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- Jihua Laboratory, 28 Huandao South Road, Foshan, 528200, Guangdong Province, P. R. China
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- Hubei Key Lab on Organic and Polymeric Optoelectronic Materials, Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. China
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- Hubei Key Lab on Organic and Polymeric Optoelectronic Materials, Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. China
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- Hubei Key Lab on Organic and Polymeric Optoelectronic Materials, Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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Bian J, Chen S, Qiu L, Zhang N, Zhang J, Duan C, Han C, Xu H. Synergetic Insulation and Induction Effects Selectively Optimize Multiresonance Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence. RESEARCH 2022; 2022:9838120. [PMID: 35935131 PMCID: PMC9275084 DOI: 10.34133/2022/9838120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2022] [Accepted: 05/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Multiresonance (MR) emitters featuring narrowband emissions and theoretically 100% exciton harvesting are great potential for organic light-emitting diode (OLED) applications. However, how to functionalize MR molecules without scarifying emission color purity is still a key challenge. Herein, we report a feasible strategy for selective optimization of MR molecules, which is demonstrated by a blue MR emitter tCBNDASPO substituted with a diphenylphosphine oxide (DPPO) group. Compared to its DPPO-free parent molecule, tCBNDASPO preserves narrowband feature with full widths at half maximum (FWHM) values of 28 nm in film and 32 nm in OLEDs and achieves 40% increased photoluminescence (92%) and electroluminescence quantum efficiencies (28%). It is showed that insulation effect of P=O effectively confines the singlet excited state on MR core to keep emission color purity, and its induction effect enhances singlet radiation and triplet-to-singlet conversion. This synergism for selective optimization is based on rational linkage between MR core and functional groups.
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- Jinkun Bian
- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Materials, Heilongjiang University, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Materials, Heilongjiang University, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Materials, Heilongjiang University, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Materials, Heilongjiang University, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Materials, Heilongjiang University, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Materials, Heilongjiang University, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Materials, Heilongjiang University, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Materials, Heilongjiang University, China
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Lv X, Miao J, Liu M, Peng Q, Zhong C, Hu Y, Cao X, Wu H, Yang Y, Zhou C, Ma J, Zou Y, Yang C. Extending the π‐Skeleton of Multi‐Resonance TADF Materials towards High‐Efficiency Narrowband Deep‐Blue Emission. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202201588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Xialei Lv
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials College of Materials Science and Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials College of Materials Science and Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Sciences University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Sciences University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P. R. China
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- Hubei Key Lab on Organic and Polymeric Optoelectronic Materials Department of Chemistry Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials College of Materials Science and Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials College of Materials Science and Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials College of Materials Science and Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials College of Materials Science and Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials College of Materials Science and Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials College of Materials Science and Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials College of Materials Science and Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials College of Materials Science and Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 P. R. China
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Park IS, Min H, Yasuda T. Ultrafast Triplet–Singlet Exciton Interconversion in Narrowband Blue Organoboron Emitters Doped with Heavy Chalcogens. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202205684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- In Seob Park
- Kyushu University - Ito Campus: Kyushu Daigaku INAMORI Frontier Research Center JAPAN
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- Kyushu University: Kyushu Daigaku Department of Applied Chemistry JAPAN
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- Kyushu University Institute for Advanced Study 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku 819-0395 Fukuoka JAPAN
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