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Li Q, Zhao Z, Zhao H, Guo Y, Tong X, Yan S, Ren Z. Enhancing Light-Emitting Efficiency of Blue Through-Space Charge Transfer Emitters via Fixing Configuration Induced by Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonding. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:22238-22247. [PMID: 38634459 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c01219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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Closely aligned configuration of the donor (D) and acceptor (A) is crucial for the light-emitting efficiency of thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) materials with through-space charge transfer (TSCT) characteristics. However, precisely controlling the D-A distance of blue TSCT-TADF emitters is still challenging. Herein, an extra donor (D*) located on the side of the primary donor (D) is introduced to construct the hydrogen bonding with A and thus modulate the distance of D and A units to prepare high-efficiency blue TSCT emitters. The obtained "V"-shaped TSCT emitter presents a minimal D-A distance of 2.890 Å with a highly parallel D-A configuration. As a result, a high rate of radiative decay (>107 s-1) and photoluminescence quantum yield (nearly 90%) are achieved. The corresponding blue organic light-emitting diodes show maximum external quantum efficiencies (EQEmax) of 27.9% with a Commission Internationale de L'Eclairage (CIE) coordinate of (0.16, 0.21), which is the highest device efficiency of fluorene-based blue TSCT-TADF emitters. In addition, the TSCT-TADF emitter-sensitized OLEDs also achieve a high EQEmax of 29.3% with a CIE coordinate of (0.12, 0.16) and a narrow emission.
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- Quanwei Li
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, PR China
- Key Laboratory of Rubber-Plastics Ministry of Education, Qingdao University of Science & Technology, Qingdao 266042, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, PR China
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Siddiqui I, Gautam P, Blazevicius D, Jayakumar J, Lenka S, Tavgeniene D, Zaleckas E, Grigalevicius S, Jou JH. Bicarbazole-Benzophenone Based Twisted Donor-Acceptor Derivatives as Potential Blue TADF Emitters for OLEDs. Molecules 2024; 29:1672. [PMID: 38611951 PMCID: PMC11013760 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29071672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2024] [Revised: 03/27/2024] [Accepted: 03/29/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024] Open
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Over the past few decades, organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) find applications in smartphones, televisions, and the automotive sector. However, this technology is still not perfect, and its application for lighting purposes has been slow. For further development of the OLEDs, we designed twisted donor-acceptor-type electroactive bipolar derivatives using benzophenone and bicarbazole as building blocks. Derivatives were synthesized through the reaction of 4-fluorobenzophenone with various mono-alkylated 3,3'-bicarbazoles. We have provided a comprehensive structural characterization of these compounds. The new materials are amorphous and exhibit suitable glass transition temperatures ranging from 57 to 102 °C. They also demonstrate high thermal stability, with decomposition temperatures reaching 400 °C. The developed compounds exhibit elevated photoluminescence quantum yields (PLQY) of up to 75.5% and favourable HOMO-LUMO levels, along with suitable triplet-singlet state energy values. Due to their good solubility and suitable film-forming properties, all the compounds were evaluated as blue TADF emitters dispersed in commercial 4,4'-bis(N-carbazolyl)-1,10-biphenyl (CBP) host material and used for the formation of emissive layer of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) in concentration-dependent experiments. Out of these experiments, the OLED with 15 wt% of the emitting derivative 4-(9'-{2-ethylhexyl}-[3,3']-bicarbazol-9-yl)benzophenone exhibited superior performance. It attained a maximum brightness of 3581 cd/m2, a current efficacy of 5.7 cd/A, a power efficacy of 4.1 lm/W, and an external quantum efficacy of 2.7%.
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- Iram Siddiqui
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30044, Taiwan (J.J.); (S.L.)
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30044, Taiwan (J.J.); (S.L.)
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry and Technology, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilenu Plentas 19, LT-50254 Kaunas, Lithuania (D.T.)
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30044, Taiwan (J.J.); (S.L.)
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30044, Taiwan (J.J.); (S.L.)
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry and Technology, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilenu Plentas 19, LT-50254 Kaunas, Lithuania (D.T.)
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- Department of Agricultural Engineering and Safety, Agriculture Academy, Vytautas Magnus University, Studentu Str. 11, Akademija, LT-53361 Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry and Technology, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilenu Plentas 19, LT-50254 Kaunas, Lithuania (D.T.)
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30044, Taiwan (J.J.); (S.L.)
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Wu SJ, Fu XF, Zhang DH, Sun YF, Lu X, Lin FL, Meng L, Chen XL, Lu CZ. Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence with Nanosecond Emission Lifetimes and Minor Concentration Quenching: Achieving High-Performance Nondoped and Doped Blue OLEDs. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024:e2401724. [PMID: 38575151 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202401724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2024] [Revised: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
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Simultaneously achieving a high photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY), ultrashort exciton lifetime, and suppressed concentration quenching in thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) materials is desirable yet challenging. Here, a novel acceptor-donor-acceptor type TADF emitter, namely, 2BO-sQA, wherein two oxygen-bridged triarylboron (BO) acceptors are arranged with cofacial alignment and positioned nearly orthogonal to the rigid dispirofluorene-quinolinoacridine (sQA) donor is reported. This molecular design enables the compound to achieve highly efficient (PLQYs up to 99%) and short-lived (nanosecond-scale) blue TADF with effectively suppressed concentration quenching in films. Consequently, the doped organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) base on 2BO-sQA achieve exceptional electroluminescence performance across a broad range of doping concentrations, maintaining maximum external quantum efficiencies (EQEs) at over 30% for doping concentrations ranging from 10 to 70 wt%. Remarkably, the nondoped blue OLED achieves a record-high maximum EQE of 26.6% with a small efficiency roll-off of 14.0% at 1000 candelas per square meter. By using 2BO-sQA as the sensitizer for the multiresonance TADF emitter ν-DABNA, TADF-sensitized fluorescence OLEDs achieve high-efficiency deep-blue emission. These results demonstrate the feasibility of this molecular design in developing TADF emitters with high efficiency, ultrashort exciton lifetime, and minimal concentration quenching.
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- Shao-Jie Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China
- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Photoelectric Functional Materials, Xiamen Institute of Rare Earth Materials, Haixi Institutes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, Fujian, 361021, China
- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China
- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Photoelectric Functional Materials, Xiamen Institute of Rare Earth Materials, Haixi Institutes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, Fujian, 361021, China
- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China
- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Photoelectric Functional Materials, Xiamen Institute of Rare Earth Materials, Haixi Institutes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, Fujian, 361021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China
- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Photoelectric Functional Materials, Xiamen Institute of Rare Earth Materials, Haixi Institutes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, Fujian, 361021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China
- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Photoelectric Functional Materials, Xiamen Institute of Rare Earth Materials, Haixi Institutes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, Fujian, 361021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China
- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Photoelectric Functional Materials, Xiamen Institute of Rare Earth Materials, Haixi Institutes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, Fujian, 361021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China
- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Photoelectric Functional Materials, Xiamen Institute of Rare Earth Materials, Haixi Institutes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, Fujian, 361021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China
- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Photoelectric Functional Materials, Xiamen Institute of Rare Earth Materials, Haixi Institutes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, Fujian, 361021, China
- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, China
- Fujian Science and Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China
- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Photoelectric Functional Materials, Xiamen Institute of Rare Earth Materials, Haixi Institutes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, Fujian, 361021, China
- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, China
- Fujian Science and Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, China
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Shi Q, Ding N, Wang Z, Gou X, Peng L, Ma J, Fang Y. Room-Temperature Phosphorescence Materials Featuring Triplet Hybrid Local Charge Transfer Emission. J Phys Chem Lett 2024; 15:2995-3001. [PMID: 38457284 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c00359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/10/2024]
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Room-temperature phosphorescence materials have found important applications in dissolved oxygen sensing, temperature monitoring, anticounterfeiting, etc., because of their prolonged phosphorescence lifetime. However, the known systems mainly utilize the triplet local excited state emission, which is generally less sensitive to microenvironment perturbation. In this work, we designed a series of 4-phenyl-1,8-naphthalimide (NMI) derivatives containing different numbers of carbazole (Cz) units (denoted as NMI-Cz, NMI-2Cz, and NMI-3Cz). Steady state and time-resolved spectroscopy studies determined that the compounds undergo intramolecular through-space charge transfer in solution, yielding a triplet hybrid local charge transfer state. Room-temperature phosphorescence emission was observed in compound-doped poly(methyl methacrylate) thin films upon ammonia treatment. Interestingly, emission from different films exhibited different persistence times. We believe a film-based, time-resolved luminescent ammonia sensor could be developed by making a device of the emissive films as fabricated.
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- Qiyuan Shi
- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, P. R. China
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Li X, Wang X, Wu Z, Zhang K, Li R, Song Y, Fan J, Wang CK, Lin L. Theoretical design and performance prediction of deep red/near-infrared thermally activated delayed fluorescence molecules with through space charge transfer. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:7706-7717. [PMID: 38372336 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp05670h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
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Thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) molecules with through-space charge transfer (TSCT) have attracted much attention in recent years because of their ability to simultaneously reduce the energy difference (ΔEST) and enlarge the spin-orbit coupling (SOC). In this paper, 40 molecules are theoretically designed by changing the different substitution positions of the donors and acceptors, and systematically investigated based on the first-principles calculations and excited-state dynamics study. It is found that the emission wavelengths of v-shaped molecules with intramolecular TSCT are larger than those of the molecules without TSCT. Therefore, the intramolecular TSCT can induce the red-shift of the emission and realize the deep-red/near-infrared emission. Besides intramolecular TSCT can simultaneously increase the SOC as well as the oscillator strength and reduce the ΔEST. In addition, PXZ or PTZ can also favor the realization of smaller ΔEST and red-shift emission. Our calculations suggest that intramolecular TSCT and suitable donors (-PXZ or -PTZ) are an effective strategy for the design of efficient deep red/near-infrared TADF emitters.
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- Xiaofang Li
- Shandong Key Laboratory of Medical Physics and Image Processing & Shandong Provincial Engineering and Technical Center of Light Manipulations, School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250358, China.
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Medical Physics and Image Processing & Shandong Provincial Engineering and Technical Center of Light Manipulations, School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250358, China.
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Medical Physics and Image Processing & Shandong Provincial Engineering and Technical Center of Light Manipulations, School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250358, China.
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Medical Physics and Image Processing & Shandong Provincial Engineering and Technical Center of Light Manipulations, School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250358, China.
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Medical Physics and Image Processing & Shandong Provincial Engineering and Technical Center of Light Manipulations, School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250358, China.
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Medical Physics and Image Processing & Shandong Provincial Engineering and Technical Center of Light Manipulations, School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250358, China.
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Medical Physics and Image Processing & Shandong Provincial Engineering and Technical Center of Light Manipulations, School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250358, China.
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Medical Physics and Image Processing & Shandong Provincial Engineering and Technical Center of Light Manipulations, School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250358, China.
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Medical Physics and Image Processing & Shandong Provincial Engineering and Technical Center of Light Manipulations, School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250358, China.
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Liu R, Liu C, Fu C, Zhu Z, Chen K, Li C, Wang L, Huang Y, Lu Z. Ambient Phosphor with High Efficiency and Long Lifetime in Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) Through Charge-Transfer-Mediated Triplet Exciton Formation for Photolithography Applications. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202312534. [PMID: 37968890 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202312534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2023] [Revised: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 11/15/2023] [Indexed: 11/17/2023]
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Currently, purely organic compounds showing ambient phosphorescence with high efficiency (ΦP ) and ultra-long lifetime (τP ) are quite rare and often need to be achieved in hydrophilic poly(vinyl alcohol)-based hosts. This severely limits their applications. Here, we provide a solution to this issue by constructing an ortho-linked donor-acceptor (D-A) dyad whose D moiety has not only a long-lived T1 state to achieve a long τP , but also a Tn state that is close to the S1 state of the dyad to trigger effective spin-orbit charge transfer intersystem crossing (SOCT-ISC). The rationality of this strategy was validated by a new phosphor OF-BCz that is able to show a τP of 1.92 s and a ΦP of 30 % even in a less rigid matrix of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA). Excitingly, OF-BCz exhibited its potential as both a photocuring initiator and an in situ quality indicator, allowing for the visual detection of defects in photolithographic patterning.
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- Ruyi Liu
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, China
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- Werlchem New Materials Co., Ltd., Chongqing, 401121, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, China
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- Werlchem New Materials Co., Ltd., Chongqing, 401121, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, China
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Li H, Lei H, Ma S, Song T, Li Y, Yu H. Capturing Doublet Intermediate Emitters by Chemically Crosslinking Confinement towards Spatiotemporal Encryption. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202312185. [PMID: 37985243 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202312185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Revised: 11/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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Photoluminescence is one of the most meticulous ways to manipulate light energy. Typical photoluminescent emitters are mostly stable substances with a pure photophysical process of spontaneous photon-emission from their excited states. Intermediate emitters are elusive attributing to their synchronous energy transfer process including photophysical and incomplete photochemical pathways. An intermediate emitter containing radicals is more difficult to be observed due to its inherent chemical reactivity. Here, these challenges are overcome by spontaneously formed space limitations in polymer crosslinking networks meanwhile chemically active intermediates are captured. These doublet intermediates exhibit unique long-wavelength emissions under chemically crosslinking confinement conditions, and their luminous mechanism provides a novel perspective for designing intermediate emitters with liquid-crystal character and photoresponsive features towards spatiotemporal encryption, promising for the detection of photochemical reactions and the development of fascinating luminescent systems.
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- Haomin Li
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Molecular Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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Han W, Liu J, Ran C, Huang Z, Gao G, You J, Bin Z. Alignment of Heptagonal Diimide and Triazine Enables Narrowband Pure-Blue Organic Light-Emitting Diodes with Low Efficiency Roll-Off. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202312297. [PMID: 37815880 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202312297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2023] [Revised: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 10/12/2023]
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The endeavor to develop high-performance narrowband blue organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) with low efficiency roll-off represents an attractive challenge. Herein, we introduce a hetero-acceptor design strategy centered around the heptagonal diimide (BPI) building block to create an efficient thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) sensitizer. The alignment of a twisted BPI unit and a planar diphenyltriazine (TRZ) fragment imparts remarkable exciton dynamic properties to 26tCz-TRZBPI, including a fast radiative decay rate (kR ) of 1.0×107 s-1 and a swift reverse intersystem crossing rate (kRISC ) of 1.8×106 s-1 , complemented by a slow non-radiative decay rate (kNR ) of 6.0×103 s-1 . Consequently, 26tCz-TRZBPI facilitates the fabrication of high-performance narrowband pure-blue TADF-sensitized fluorescence OLEDs (TSF-OLEDs) with a maximum external quantum efficiency (EQEmax ) of 24.3 % and low efficiency roll-off even at a high brightness level of 10000 cd m-2 (EQE10000 : 16.8 %). This showcases a record-breaking external quantum efficiency at a high luminance level of 10000 cd m-2 for narrowband blue TSF-OLEDs.
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- Weiguo Han
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry, Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu, 610064, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry, Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu, 610064, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry, Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu, 610064, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry, Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu, 610064, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry, Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu, 610064, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry, Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu, 610064, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry, Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu, 610064, People's Republic of China
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Yang X, Waterhouse GIN, Lu S, Yu J. Recent advances in the design of afterglow materials: mechanisms, structural regulation strategies and applications. Chem Soc Rev 2023; 52:8005-8058. [PMID: 37880991 DOI: 10.1039/d2cs00993e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2023]
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Afterglow materials are attracting widespread attention owing to their distinctive and long-lived optical emission properties which create exciting opportunities in various fields. Recent research has led to the discovery of many new afterglow materials featuring high photoluminescence quantum yields (PLQY) and lifetimes of up to several hours under ambient conditions. Afterglow materials are typically categorized according to their luminescence mechanism, such as long-persistent luminescence (LPL), room temperature phosphorescence (RTP), or thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF). Through rational design and novel synthetic strategies to modulate spin-orbit coupling (SOC) and populate triplet exciton states (T1), luminophores with long lifetimes and bright afterglow characteristics can be realized. Initial research towards afterglow materials focused mainly on pure inorganic materials, many of which possessed inherent disadvantages such as metal toxicity or low energy emissions. In recent years, organic-inorganic hybrid afterglow materials (OIHAMs) have been developed with high PLQY and long lifetimes. These hybrid materials exploit the tunable structure and easy processing of organic molecules, as well as enhanced SOC and intersystem crossing (ISC) processes involving heavy atom dopants, to achieve excellent afterglow performance. In this review, we begin by briefly discussing the structure and composition of inorganic and organic-inorganic hybrid afterglow materials, including strategies for regulating their lifetime, PLQY and luminescence wavelength. The specific advantages of organic-inorganic hybrid afterglow materials, including low manufacturing costs, diverse molecular/electronic structures, tunable structures and optical properties, and compatibility with a variety of substrates, are emphasized. Subsequently, we discuss in detail the fundamental mechanisms used by afterglow materials, their classification, design principles, and end applications (including sensing, anticounterfeiting, and photoelectric devices, among others). Finally, existing challenges and promising future directions are discussed, laying a platform for the design of afterglow materials for specific applications.
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- Xin Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.
- Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
- International Center of Future Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.
- International Center of Future Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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Xin Y, Zhu Y, Chi R, Duan C, Yan P, Han C, Xu H. Phosphine-Oxide-Balanced Intra- and Interchain Through-Space Charge Transfer in Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Polymers: Beyond 30% External Quantum Efficiency. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2304103. [PMID: 37401728 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202304103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2023] [Revised: 06/29/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/05/2023]
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Through-space charge transfer (TSCT) is crucial for developing highly efficient thermally activated delayed fluorescence polymers. The balance of intra- and interchain TSCT can markedly improve performance, but it is still a big challenge. In this work, an effective strategy for "intra- and interchain TSCT balance" is demonstrated by way of a series of non-conjugated copolymers containing a 9,9-dimethylacridine donor and triazine-phosphine oxide (PO)-based acceptors. Steady-state and transient emission spectra indicate that compared to the corresponding blends, the copolymers can indeed achieve balanced intra- and interchain TSCT by accurately optimizing the inductive and steric effects of the acceptors. The DPOT acceptor with the strongest electron-withdrawing ability and the second bigger steric hindrance endows its copolymers with state-of-the-art photoluminescence and electroluminescence quantum efficiencies beyond 95% and 32%, respectively. This demonstrates that, compared to other congeners, the synergistic inductive and steric effects effectively enhance TSCT in DPOT-based copolymers for radiation, and suppress singlet and triplet quenching. The record-high efficiencies of its devices make this kind of copolymers hold the potential for low-cost, large-scale, and high-efficiency applications.
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- Ying Xin
- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry (Chinese Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, 74 Xuefu Road, Harbin, 150080, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry (Chinese Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, 74 Xuefu Road, Harbin, 150080, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry (Chinese Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, 74 Xuefu Road, Harbin, 150080, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry (Chinese Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, 74 Xuefu Road, Harbin, 150080, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry (Chinese Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, 74 Xuefu Road, Harbin, 150080, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry (Chinese Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, 74 Xuefu Road, Harbin, 150080, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry (Chinese Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, 74 Xuefu Road, Harbin, 150080, P. R. China
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Zhang T, Xiao Y, Wang H, Kong S, Huang R, Ka-Man Au V, Yu T, Huang W. Highly Twisted Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence (TADF) Molecules and Their Applications in Organic Light-Emitting Diodes (OLEDs). Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202301896. [PMID: 37288654 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202301896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Revised: 06/07/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) materials have attracted great potential in the field of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). Among thousands of TADF materials, highly twisted TADF emitters have become a hotspot in recent years. Compared with traditional TADF materials, highly twisted TADF emitters tend to show multi-channel charge-transfer characters and form rigid molecular structures. This is advantageous for TADF materials, as non-radiative decay processes can be suppressed to facilitate efficient exciton utilization. Accordingly, OLEDs with excellent device performances have also been reported. In this Review, we have summarized recent progress in highly twisted TADF materials and related devices, and give an overview of the molecular design strategies, photophysical studies, and the performances of OLED devices. In addition, the challenges and perspectives of highly twisted TADF molecules and the related OLEDs are also discussed.
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- Tiantian Zhang
- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 West Youyi Road, 710072, Xi'an, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 West Youyi Road, 710072, Xi'an, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 West Youyi Road, 710072, Xi'an, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 West Youyi Road, 710072, Xi'an, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 West Youyi Road, 710072, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Science and Environmental Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong, 10 Lo Ping Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 West Youyi Road, 710072, Xi'an, China
- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo Institute of Northwestern Polytechnical University, 218 Qingyi Road, 315103, Ningbo, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 West Youyi Road, 710072, Xi'an, China
- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics & Institute of Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, 211816, Nanjing, China
- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays &, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, 210023, Nanjing, China
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Zhang J, Li W, Lyu L, Wei Q, Meng Y, Li D, Wang Z, Luo M, Du S, Xu X, Zhang X, Xie G, Ge Z. Pioneering research on blue "hot exciton" polymers and their application in solution-processed organic light-emitting diodes. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2023; 10:3582-3588. [PMID: 37310703 DOI: 10.1039/d3mh00676j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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An innovative novel category of polymeric hybridized local and charge-transfer (HLCT) blue materials prepared via solution processing has yet to be reported. This study introduces three polymers, namely PZ1, PZ2, and PZ3, incorporating donor-acceptor-donor (D-A-D) structures with carbazole functioning as the donor and benzophenone as the acceptor. To regulate the luminescence mechanism and conjugation length, carbonyl and alkyl chains are strategically inserted into the backbone. Theoretical calculation and transient absorption spectroscopy illustrate that the robust spin-orbit coupling between high-lying singlet excited states (Sm: m ⩽ 4) and triplet excited states (Tn: n ⩽ 7) of the polymers hastens and significantly heightens the efficiency of reverse intersystem crossing processes from Tn states. Furthermore, the existence of multiple degenerated frontier molecular orbits and significant overlaps between Tn and Sm states give rise to added radiative pathways that boost the radiative rate. This study marks a fundamental and initial manifestation of HLCT materials within the polymer field and provides a new avenue for the design of highly efficient polymeric emitters.
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- Jiasen Zhang
- Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Center of Energy Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, P. R. China.
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Center of Energy Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, P. R. China.
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Ningbo Dayang Technology Co., Ltd., Ningbo 315000, P. R. China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Center of Energy Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, P. R. China.
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Center of Energy Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, P. R. China.
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, 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, Wushan Road 381, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510640, Guangdong Province, P. R. China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Center of Energy Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, P. R. China.
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, People's Republic of China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Center of Energy Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, P. R. China.
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Center of Energy Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, P. R. China.
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Ningbo Dayang Technology Co., Ltd., Ningbo 315000, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, People's Republic of China
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- Sauvage Center for Molecular Sciences, Hubei Key Lab on Organic and Polymeric Optoelectronic Materials, Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Center of Energy Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, P. R. China.
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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Yu YJ, Song M, Meng XY, Qu YK, Wang XQ, Chen L, Yang SY, Zhou DY, Jiang ZQ, Liao LS. Design and Synthesis of Red Through-Space Charge Transfer Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Emitters with Donor/Acceptor/Donor Stacking. Org Lett 2023; 25:6024-6028. [PMID: 37552571 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c02168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/10/2023]
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Red through-space charge transfer thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TSCT TADF) materials named SAF36DCPP and SAF27DCPP with sandwiched structures were synthesized. Single crystals indicated that the intramolecular C-H···π interactions play a vital role in rigidifying the sandwiched structure, which results in a fluorescence yield of 63% for SAF36DCPP compared to 40% for SAF27DCPP. Organic light-emitting diodes with SAF36DCPP as the emitter realized a maximum external quantum efficiency of 16.12%.
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- You-Jun Yu
- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P. R. China
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Zhao Z, Yan S, Ren Z. Regulating the Nature of Triplet Excited States of Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Emitters. Acc Chem Res 2023. [PMID: 37364229 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.3c00175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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ConspectusCharacterized by the reverse intersystem crossing (RISC) process from the triplet state (T1) to the singlet state (S1), thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) emitters, which produce light by harvesting both triplet and singlet excitons without noble metals, are considered to be third-generation organic electroluminescent materials. Rapid advances in molecular design criteria, understanding the photophysics underlying TADF, and applications of TADF materials as emitters in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) have been achieved. Theoretically, enhanced spin-orbit coupling (SOC) between singlet and triplet states can result in a fast RISC process and thus a high light-emitting efficiency according to Fermi's golden rule. Therefore, regulating the nature of triplet excited states by elaborate molecular design to improve SOC is an effective approach to high-efficiency TADF-based OLEDs. Generally, on one hand, the increased local excited (LE) populations of the excited triplet state can significantly improve the nature flips between S1 and T1. On other hand, the reduced energy gap between S1 and the lowest triplet with a charge transfer (CT) characteristic can also enhance their vibronic coupling. Consequently, it is vital to determine how to regulate the nature of triplet excited states by molecular design to guide the material synthesis, especially for polymeric emitters.In this Account, we focus on modulating the strategy of triplet excited states for TADF emitters and an in-depth understanding of the photophysical processes, leading to optimized OLED device performance. We include several kinds of strategies to control the nature of triplet excited states to guide the synthesis of small-molecule and polymer TADF emitters: (1) Modulating the electronic distribution of conjugated polymeric backbones by copolymerizing the electron-donating host: accordingly, the nature of excited states can be changed, especially for triplets. Meanwhile, the utilization of excitons can be systematically improved by adjusting the electronic structure of triplet states with long-range distribution in the conjugated polymeric backbones. (2) Halogenating acceptors of TADF units: the introduced halogen atoms would reestablish the electronic distribution of the triplet and relocate the hole orbits, resulting in a CT and LE hybrid nature of a triplet transformed into a LE-predominant state, which favors the RISC process. (3) Stereostructure regulation: by constructing a diverse arrangement of three-dimensional spatial configurations or conjugated architectures, the nature of the triplet can also be finely tuned, such as hyperbranched structures with multiple triplet-singlet vibration couplings, half-dendronized-half-encapsulated asymmetric systems, trinaphtho[3,3,3] propeller-based three-dimensional spatial interspersed structures, intramolecular close-packed donor-acceptor systems, and so on. We hope that this Account will provide insights into new structures and mechanisms for achieving high-performance OLEDs based on regulating the nature of triplet excited states.
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- Zhennan Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
- Key Laboratory of Rubber-Plastics, Ministry of Education, Qingdao University of Science & Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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Zhang D, Jiang S, Tao X, Lin F, Meng L, Chen XL, Lu CZ. Efficient Spin-Flip between Charge-Transfer States for High-Performance Electroluminescence, without an Intermediate Locally Excited State. RESEARCH (WASHINGTON, D.C.) 2023; 6:0155. [PMID: 37250955 PMCID: PMC10214979 DOI: 10.34133/research.0155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2023] [Accepted: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) materials with both high photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) and fast reverse intersystem crossing (RISC) are strongly desired to realize efficient and stable organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). Control of excited-state dynamics via molecular design plays a central role in optimizing the PLQY and RISC rate of TADF materials but remains challenging. Here, 3 TADF emitters possessing similar molecular structures, similar high PLQYs (89.5% to 96.3%), and approximate energy levels of the lowest excited singlet states (S1), but significantly different spin-flipping RISC rates (0.03 × 106 s-1 vs. 2.26 × 106 s-1) and exciton lifetime (297.1 to 332.8 μs vs. 6.0 μs) were systematically synthesized to deeply investigate the feasibility of spin-flip between charge-transfer excited states (3CT-1CT) transition. Experimental and theoretical studies reveal that the small singlet-triplet energy gap together with low RISC reorganization energy between the 3CT and 1CT states could provide an efficient RISC through fast spin-flip 3CT-1CT transition, without the participation of an intermediate locally excited state, which has previously been recognized as being necessary for realizing fast RISC. Finally, the OLED based on the champion TADF emitter achieves a maximum external quantum efficiency of 27.1%, a tiny efficiency roll-off of 4.1% at 1,000 cd/m2, and a high luminance of 28,150 cd/m2, which are markedly superior to those of the OLEDs employing the other 2 TADF emitters.
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- Donghai Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
- Fujian Science and Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, China
- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Photoelectric Functional Materials, Xiamen Institute of Rare Earth Materials, Haixi Institutes,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Photoelectric Functional Materials, Xiamen Institute of Rare Earth Materials, Haixi Institutes,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
- Fujian Science and Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, China
- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Photoelectric Functional Materials, Xiamen Institute of Rare Earth Materials, Haixi Institutes,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Photoelectric Functional Materials, Xiamen Institute of Rare Earth Materials, Haixi Institutes,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Photoelectric Functional Materials, Xiamen Institute of Rare Earth Materials, Haixi Institutes,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
- Fujian Science and Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, China
- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Photoelectric Functional Materials, Xiamen Institute of Rare Earth Materials, Haixi Institutes,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
- Fujian Science and Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, China
- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Photoelectric Functional Materials, Xiamen Institute of Rare Earth Materials, Haixi Institutes,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Kang J, Lee HL, Chung WJ, Lee JY. Asymmetric Decoration of a meta-Linked Bitriazine-Based Host for Highly Efficient and Stable Blue Phosphorescent Organic Light-Emitting Diodes. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:22332-22340. [PMID: 37115826 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c01477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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High triplet energy hosts for blue phosphorescent organic light-emitting diodes were developed by decorating a meta-linked bitriazine core with carbazole and tetraphenylsilyl functional groups. A symmetric host with two carbazole units as the two triazine units of the core and an asymmetric host with one carbazole unit and one tetraphenylsilyl unit as the two triazine units were prepared. The triplet energy of these two hosts was 2.97 eV, suitable for triplet exciton harvesting of blue phosphors. Comparing the two host designs, the asymmetric decoration of the two triazine units with carbazole and tetraphenylsilyl units was superior to the symmetric decoration of the two triazine units with two carbazoles in terms of high external quantum efficiency (EQE) and long-term device stability. A high EQE of 19.7% and a long device lifetime of 2093.6 h at 100 cd m-2 were achieved using the asymmetrical host.
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- Jihoon Kang
- School of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, 2066, Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi 16419, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, 2066, Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi 16419, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, 2066, Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi 16419, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, 2066, Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi 16419, Republic of Korea
- SKKU Advanced Institute of Nano Technology, Sungkyunkwan University, 2066, Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi 16419, Republic of Korea
- SKKU Institute of Energy Science and Technology, Sungkyunkwan University, 2066, Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi 16419, Republic of Korea
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Liu L, Yang H, Zhang Z, Wang Y, Piao J, Dai Y, Cai B, Shen W, Cao K, Chen S. Photopatternable and Highly Conductive PEDOT:PSS Electrodes for Flexible Perovskite Light-Emitting Diodes. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:21344-21353. [PMID: 37096872 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c03108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Flexible perovskite light-emitting diodes (PeLEDs) constitute an emerging technology opening new opportunities in the fields of lighting and display for portable and wearable electronics. Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(stryrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) as one of the most promising flexible electrode materials has attracted extensive attention. However, the patterning and conductivity issues of PEDOT:PSS electrodes should be addressed primarily. Here, a photopolymerizable additive is proposed to endow the PEDOT:PSS electrodes with photopatternability. Moreover, this additive can also improve the conductivity of the PEDOT:PSS electrode from 0.16 to 627 S/cm because of the phase separation between PEDOT and PSS components and conformation transition of PEDOT chains. Eventually, highly conductive PEDOT:PSS electrodes with various patterns are applied in flexible PeLEDs, demonstrating a high luminance of 25972 cd/m2 and a current efficiency of 25.1 cd/A. This work provides a facile and effective method of patterning and improving the conductivity of PEDOT:PSS electrodes simultaneously, demonstrating the great potential of PEDOT:PSS electrodes in flexible perovskite optoelectronics.
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- Lihui Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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Kothavale S, Kim SC, Cheong K, Zeng S, Wang Y, Lee JY. Solution-Processed Pure Red TADF Organic Light-Emitting Diodes With High External Quantum Efficiency and Saturated Red Emission Color. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2208602. [PMID: 36653735 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202208602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2022] [Revised: 12/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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In spite of recent research progress in red thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) emitters, highly efficient solution-processable pure red TADF emitters are rarely reported. Most of the red TADF emitters reported to date are designed using a rigid acceptor unit which renders them insoluble and unsuitable for solution-processed organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). To resolve this issue, a novel TADF emitter, 6,7-bis(4-(bis(4-(tert-butyl)phenyl)amino)phenyl)-2,3-bis(4-(tert-butyl)phenyl)quinoxaline-5,8-dicarbonitrile (tBuTPA-CNQx) is designed and synthesized. The highly twisted donor-acceptor architecture and appropriate highest occupied molecular orbital/lowest unoccupied molecular orbital distribution lead to a very small singlet-triplet energy gap of 0.07 eV, high photoluminescence quantum yield of 92%, and short delayed fluorescence lifetime of 52.4 µs. The peripheral t-butyl phenyl decorated quinoxaline acceptor unit and t-butyl protected triphenylamine donor unit are proven to be useful building blocks to improve solubility and minimize the intermolecular interaction. The solution-processed OLED based on tBuTPA-CNQx achieves a high external quantum efficiency (EQE) of 16.7% with a pure red emission peak at 662 nm, which is one of the highest EQE values reported till date in the solution-processed pure red TADF OLEDs. Additionally, vacuum-processable OLED based on tBuTPA-CNQx exhibits a high EQE of 22.2% and negligible efficiency roll-off.
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- Shantaram Kothavale
- School of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, 2066, Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi, 16419, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, 2066, Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi, 16419, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, 2066, Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi, 16419, Republic of Korea
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- School of Materials Science & Engineering, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Photovoltaic Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Light-Electricity-Heat Energy-Converting Materials and Applications, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science & Engineering, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Photovoltaic Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Light-Electricity-Heat Energy-Converting Materials and Applications, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, 2066, Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi, 16419, Republic of Korea
- SKKU Advanced Institute of Nano Technology, Sungkyunkwan University, 2066, Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi, 16419, Republic of Korea
- SKKU Institute of Energy Science and Technology, Sungkyunkwan University, 2066, Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi, 16419, Republic of Korea
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Urban M, Marek-Urban PH, Durka K, Luliński S, Pander P, Monkman AP. TADF Invariant of Host Polarity and Ultralong Fluorescence Lifetimes in a Donor-Acceptor Emitter Featuring a Hybrid Sulfone-Triarylboron Acceptor. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202217530. [PMID: 36622736 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202217530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Revised: 01/08/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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10H-Dibenzo[b,e][1,4]thiaborinine 5,5-dioxide (SO2B)-a high triplet (T1 =3.05 eV) strongly electron-accepting boracycle was successfully utilised in thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) emitters PXZ-Dipp-SO2B and CZ-Dipp-SO2B. We demonstrate the near-complete separation of highest occupied and lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals leading to a low oscillator strength of the S1 →S0 CT transition, resulting in very long ca. 83 ns and 400 ns prompt fluorescence lifetimes for CZ-Dipp-SO2B and PXZ-Dipp-SO2B, respectively, but retaining near unity photoluminescence quantum yield. OLEDs using CZ-Dipp-SO2B as the luminescent dopant display high external quantum efficiency (EQE) of 23.3 % and maximum luminance of 18600 cd m-2 with low efficiency roll off at high brightness. For CZ-Dipp-SO2B, reverse intersystem crossing (rISC) is mediated through the vibronic coupling of two charge transfer (CT) states, without involving the triplet local excited state (3 LE), resulting in remarkable rISC rate invariance to environmental polarity and polarisability whilst giving high organic light-emitting diode (OLED) efficiency. This new form of rISC allows stable OLED performance to be achieved in different host environments.
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- Mateusz Urban
- Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664, Warsaw, Poland.,Department of Physics, Durham University, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664, Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664, Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664, Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Silesian University of Technology, Strzody 9, 44-100, Gliwice, Poland.,Department of Physics, Durham University, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK
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- Department of Physics, Durham University, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK
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Zhao C, Ding Z, Zhang Y, Ni Z, Li S, Gong S, Zou B, Wang K, Yu L. Thermally activated delayed fluorescence with dual-emission and pressure-induced bidirectional shifting: cooperative effects of intramolecular and intermolecular energy transfer. Chem Sci 2023; 14:1089-1096. [PMID: 36756321 PMCID: PMC9891365 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc05792a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Different from the conventional piezochromic materials with a mono-redshift of single emission, our well-designed molecule demonstrates a sensitive turn-on and color-tunable piezochromic luminescence in response to the hydrostatic pressure. The molecule PXZ-W-SOF possesses dual-emission and pressure-induced bidirectional shifting characteristics. On the basis of in-depth experimental studies, on one hand, it is confirmed that the origin of the dual-emission behavior is the intramolecular charge transfer, namely thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF), and the intermolecular excimer; on the other hand, the emission of the excimer exhibits three-step variations with increasing pressure, which is mainly attributed to the molecular structure and its crystal packing state. The remarkable color change of PXZ-W-SOF from sky-blue to green to deep-blue during the whole process of boosting and releasing pressure is a result of intramolecular and intermolecular energy-transfer interactions. The PXZ-W-SOF molecular model is an extremely rare example of highly sensitive fluorescence tuning driven by TADF and excimer conversion under mechanical stimulation, thus providing a novel mechanism for the field of piezochromism. The unique molecular design also offers a new idea for rare deep-blue and ultraviolet TADF materials.
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- Chenyue Zhao
- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, Ministry of Education, Hangzhou Normal University Hangzhou 311121 People's Republic of China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, Ministry of Education, Hangzhou Normal University Hangzhou 311121 People's Republic of China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, Ministry of Education, Hangzhou Normal University Hangzhou 311121 People's Republic of China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, Ministry of Education, Hangzhou Normal University Hangzhou 311121 People's Republic of China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, Ministry of Education, Hangzhou Normal University Hangzhou 311121 People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Key Lab on Organic and Polymeric Optoelectronic Materials, Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, Jilin University Qianjin Street 2699 Changchun 130012 People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, Jilin University Qianjin Street 2699 Changchun 130012 People's Republic of China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, Ministry of Education, Hangzhou Normal University Hangzhou 311121 People's Republic of China
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Zhao Z, Tong X, Liu Y, Wan R, Li H, Yan S, Ren Z. Hyperbranched Conjugated Polymer with Multiple Charge Transfer Enables High-Efficiency Nondoped Red Electroluminescence with Low Driving Voltage. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:4257-4266. [PMID: 36633305 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c21533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Conjugated polymers featuring thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) attract tremendous attention in both academic and industry communities due to their easy solution processing for fabricating large-area and low-cost high-performance polymer light-emitting diodes (PLEDs). However, current nondoped solution-processed PLEDs frequently encounter significant efficiency roll-offs and unreasonably high operating voltages at high brightness, especially for red-emitting polymers. Herein, we design hyperbranched conjugated polymers (HCPs) with D-A-D type TADF characteristics for high-performance red-emitting PLEDs. Multiple intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) channels induced by quasi-equivalent donors of the TADF core strongly boost the reverse intersystem crossing (RISC) process and singlet excitons radiative transition. Coupling with the efficient energy transfer process generated by structure advantages of HCPs, the strongly electron-withdrawing oxygen atoms located on the TADF cores further accelerate hole transportation from the host chains to the TADF cores. Under a rational regulation of the TADF core ratio, the related nondoped red-emitting device performs an outstanding performance with an EQEmax of 8.39% and exhibits no roll-off while the luminance is less than 100 cd/m2 and only 3.3% decrease at 500 cd/m2. Simultaneously, the EQE can maintain 7.4% under 1000 cd/m2. Furthermore, the corresponding nondoped device exhibits a low turn-on voltage of around 2.5 V and achieves a luminance of 500 cd/m2 at 3.5 V and even 1000 cd/m2 at 3.9 V. To our knowledge, this is the best performance among all nondoped red PLEDs with high brightness obtained at low operating voltage.
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- Zhennan Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Key Laboratory of Rubber-Plastics, Ministry of Education, Qingdao University of Science & Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
- Key Laboratory of Rubber-Plastics, Ministry of Education, Qingdao University of Science & Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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Zou H, Liu H, Mu Q, Zhang K, Song Y, Lin L, Xu Y, Wang CK, Fan J. Theoretical perspective for substitution effect on luminescent properties of through space charge transfer-based thermally activated delayed fluorescence molecules. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2023; 285:121899. [PMID: 36179564 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2022.121899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Revised: 09/03/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Recently, through space charge transfer (TSCT)-based thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) molecules have shown advantages in achieving high efficiencies and tunable emissions. However, the relationships between basic molecular structures and luminescent properties are unclear. Theoretical investigations to reveal the substitution effects with different numbers and positions on excited-state properties are highly desired. Herein, by taking TSCT-based TADF molecules S-CNDF-S-tCz, S-CNDF-D-tCz and T-CNDF-T-tCz as skeletons, a series of promising TADF molecules are designed by adopting ortho, meta and para substitutions with different numbers and positions. Photophysical properties of total 16 molecules are theoretically studied by density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) methods in chloroform combined with polarizable continuum model. Results indicate that molecules with ortho-substitution possess small geometric changes and short Donor-Acceptor distances which are induced by the intramolecular van der Waals interactions. Decreased non-radiative consumption and increased TSCT ratio and therefore excellent performance for them can be expected. For molecules with large substitution numbers, twist structures facilitate them to realize small adiabatic energy gaps between the lowest singlet excited state (S1) and the lowest triplet excited state (T1), this designing strategy is consistent with the TADF dendrimers. Thus, the relationships between molecular structures and luminescent properties are revealed and promising TSCT-based TADF molecules with high efficiencies are theoretically proposed. Our investigations provide theoretical perspectives for inner mechanisms of substitution effect, which could further afford meaningful guidance to design new efficient TSCT-based TADF molecules.
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- Haipei Zou
- Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Medical Physics and Image Processing Technology, Institute of Materials and Clean Energy, School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China
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- Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Medical Physics and Image Processing Technology, Institute of Materials and Clean Energy, School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China
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- Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Medical Physics and Image Processing Technology, Institute of Materials and Clean Energy, School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China
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- Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Medical Physics and Image Processing Technology, Institute of Materials and Clean Energy, School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China
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- Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Medical Physics and Image Processing Technology, Institute of Materials and Clean Energy, School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China
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- Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Medical Physics and Image Processing Technology, Institute of Materials and Clean Energy, School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China
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- Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, China
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- Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Medical Physics and Image Processing Technology, Institute of Materials and Clean Energy, School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China.
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- Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Medical Physics and Image Processing Technology, Institute of Materials and Clean Energy, School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates (South China University of Technology), Guangzhou 510640, China.
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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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Advancing biomedical applications via manipulating intersystem crossing. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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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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Mahmoudi M, Gudeika D, Kutsiy S, Simokaitiene J, Butkute R, Skhirtladze L, Woon KL, Volyniuk D, Grazulevicius JV. Ornamenting of Blue Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Emitters by Anchor Groups for the Minimization of Solid-State Solvation and Conformation Disorder Corollaries in Non-Doped and Doped Organic Light-Emitting Diodes. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:40158-40172. [PMID: 36000983 PMCID: PMC9460442 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c12475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Motivated to minimize the effects of solid-state solvation and conformation disorder on emission properties of donor-acceptor-type emitters, we developed five new asymmetric multiple donor-acceptor type derivatives of tert-butyl carbazole and trifluoromethyl benzene exploiting different electron-accepting anchoring groups. Using this design strategy, for a compound containing four di-tert-butyl carbazole units as donors as well as 5-methyl pyrimidine and trifluoromethyl acceptor moieties, small singlet-triplet splitting of ca. 0.03 eV, reverse intersystem crossing rate of 1 × 106 s-1, and high photoluminescence quantum yield of neat film of ca. 75% were achieved. This compound was also characterized by the high value of hole and electron mobilities of 8.9 × 10-4 and 5.8 × 10-4 cm2 V-1 s-1 at an electric field of 4.7 × 105 V/cm, showing relatively good hole/electron balance, respectively. Due to the lowest conformational disorder and solid-state solvation effects, this compound demonstrated very similar emission properties (emission colors) in non-doped and differently doped organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). The lowest conformational disorder was observed for the compound with the additional accepting moiety inducing steric hindrance, limiting donor-acceptor dihedral rotational freedom. It can be exploited in the multi-donor-acceptor approach, increasing the efficiency. Using an emitter exhibiting the minimized solid-state solvation and conformation disorder effects, the sky blue OLED with the emitting layer of this compound dispersed in host 1,3-bis(N-carbazolyl)benzene displayed an emission peak at 477 nm, high brightness over 39 000 cd/m2, and external quantum efficiency up to 15.9% along with a maximum current efficiency of 42.6 cd/A and a maximum power efficiency of 24.1 lm/W.
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- Malek Mahmoudi
- Department
of Polymer Chemistry and Technology, Kaunas
University of Technology, Radvilenu pl.19, Kaunas LT-50254, Lithuania
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- Department
of Polymer Chemistry and Technology, Kaunas
University of Technology, Radvilenu pl.19, Kaunas LT-50254, Lithuania
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- Department
of Electronic Devices, Lviv Polytechnic
National University, S. Bandera 12, Lviv 79013, Ukraine
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- Department
of Polymer Chemistry and Technology, Kaunas
University of Technology, Radvilenu pl.19, Kaunas LT-50254, Lithuania
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- Department
of Polymer Chemistry and Technology, Kaunas
University of Technology, Radvilenu pl.19, Kaunas LT-50254, Lithuania
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- Department
of Polymer Chemistry and Technology, Kaunas
University of Technology, Radvilenu pl.19, Kaunas LT-50254, Lithuania
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- Low
Dimensional Material Research Centre, Department of Physics, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
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- Department
of Polymer Chemistry and Technology, Kaunas
University of Technology, Radvilenu pl.19, Kaunas LT-50254, Lithuania
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- Department
of Polymer Chemistry and Technology, Kaunas
University of Technology, Radvilenu pl.19, Kaunas LT-50254, Lithuania
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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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Je H, Cho S, Kwon NY, Lee DW, Cho MJ, Choi DH. Customized Orthogonal Solvent System with Various Hole-Transporting Polymers for Highly Reproducible Solution-Processable Organic Light-Emitting Diodes. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:35969-35977. [PMID: 35894557 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c07659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Recently, various hosts and emitters for solution-processable thermally activated delayed fluorescence organic light-emitting diodes (TADF-OLEDs) have been developed. However, a few studies have been conducted on hole transport materials (HTMs) with differentiated solubility characteristics for manufacturing multilayer OLEDs using a solution process. Here, three new hole transport (HT) styrene polymers, PICz, PPBCz, and PTPCz, were synthesized by radical polymerization. Each of the polymers exhibited increases in their highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) levels and better hole-transporting abilities than poly(9-vinylcarbazole) (PVK) as a reference HT polymer. Furthermore, the three HT polymers exhibited different solubilities in toluene. Therefore, it was not possible to use a toluene solution to prepare the emitting layer (EML). To overcome this problem, ethyl acetate (EA), in which the three HT polymers are insoluble, was used as an orthogonal solvent to prepare an EML solution. In EA-solution-processed green-emitting TADF-OLEDs, the three HT-polymer-based devices displayed somewhat low turn-on voltages of 2.8 V and high external quantum efficiencies (EQEs) of >23%. These values are superior to those of a device with a PVK-HT layer. In addition, the devices manufactured with the EA solution showed high-performance reproducibility owing to the stable formation of each layer. In this study, we removed the HTM solubility constraint by dramatically changing the solvent for preparing the EML solution and provided an efficient strategy for the fabrication of OLED devices via solution processes in the future.
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- Hyeondoo Je
- Department of Chemistry, Research Institute for Natural Sciences, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Research Institute for Natural Sciences, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Research Institute for Natural Sciences, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Research Institute for Natural Sciences, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Research Institute for Natural Sciences, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Research Institute for Natural Sciences, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea
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Zhou L, Ni F, Li N, Wang K, Xie G, Yang C. Tetracoordinate Boron-Based Multifunctional Chiral Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Emitters. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202203844. [PMID: 35441761 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202203844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Purely organic emitters have shown great potential but still suffer from low efficiency in near-infrared organic light-emitting diodes (NIR-OLEDs) due to the intensive non-radiative recombination. In this contribution, two pairs of thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) enantiomers (R/S-DOBP and R/S-HDOBP) with tetracoordinate boron geometries were designed and synthesized. The TADF emitters simultaneously showed aggregation-induced emission, circularly polarized luminescence, high-contrast mechanochromism, and piezochromism behaviors. More importantly, R/S-DOBP and R/S-HDOBP revealed high photoluminescence quantum yields and efficient reverse intersystem crossing in neat films. The nondoped solution-processed OLEDs based on these unique emitters revealed the NIR emission (peaking at 716 nm) with a maximum external quantum efficiency of 1.9 % and high exciton utilization efficiency of 86 %, which represent one of the best solution-processed nondoped NIR-OLEDs.
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- Ling Zhou
- Sauvage Center for Molecular Sciences, Hubei Key Lab on Organic and Polymeric Optoelectronic Materials, Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. China
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- College of Instrument Science and Opto-electronic Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China
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- Sauvage Center for Molecular Sciences, Hubei Key Lab on Organic and Polymeric Optoelectronic Materials, Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. China
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- Sauvage Center for Molecular Sciences, Hubei Key Lab on Organic and Polymeric Optoelectronic Materials, Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. China.,College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
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Jiang C, Miao J, Zhang D, Wen Z, Yang C, Li K. Acceptor-Donor-Acceptor π-Stacking Boosts Intramolecular Through-Space Charge Transfer towards Efficient Red TADF and High-Performance OLEDs. Research (Wash D C) 2022; 2022:9892802. [PMID: 35935129 PMCID: PMC9275096 DOI: 10.34133/2022/9892802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Organic push-pull systems featuring through-space charge transfer (TSCT) excited states have been disclosed to be capable of exhibiting thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF), but to realize high-efficiency long-wavelength emission still remains a challenge. Herein, we report a series of strongly emissive orange-red and red TSCT-TADF emitters having (quasi)planar and rigid donor and acceptor segments which are placed in close proximity and orientated in a cofacial manner. Emission maxima (λem) of 594−599 nm with photoluminescence quantum yields (PLQYs) of up to 91% and delayed fluorescence lifetimes of down to 4.9 μs have been achieved for new acceptor-donor-acceptor (A-D-A) molecules in doped thin films. The presence of multiple acceptors and the strong intramolecular π-stacking interactions have been unveiled to be crucial for the efficient low-energy TSCT-TADF emissions. Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) based on the new A-D-A emitters demonstrated electroluminescence with maximum external quantum efficiencies (EQEs) of up to 23.2% for the red TSCT-TADF emitters. An EQE of 18.9% at the brightness of 1000 cd m−2 represents one of the highest values for red TADF OLEDs. This work demonstrates a modular approach for developing high-performance red TADF emitters through engineering through-space interactions, and it may also provide implications to the design of TADF emitter with other colours.
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- Chenglin Jiang
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518055, China
- College of Physics and Optoelectronic 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 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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Yang SY, Qu YK, Liao LS, Jiang ZQ, Lee ST. Research Progress of Intramolecular π-Stacked Small Molecules for Device Applications. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2104125. [PMID: 34595783 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202104125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2021] [Revised: 07/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Organic semiconductors can be designed and constructed in π-stacked structures instead of the conventional π-conjugated structures. Through-space interaction (TSI) occurs in π-stacked optoelectronic materials. Thus, unlike electronic coupling along the conjugated chain, the functional groups can stack closely to facilitate spatial electron communication. Using π-stacked motifs, chemists and materials scientists can find new ways for constructing materials with aggregation-induced emission (AIE), thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF), circularly polarized luminescence (CPL), and room-temperature phosphorescence (RTP), as well as enhanced molecular conductance. Organic optoelectronic devices based on π-stacked molecules have exhibited very promising performance, with some of them exceeding π-conjugated analogues. Recently, reports on various organic π-stacked structures have grown rapidly, prompting this review. Representative molecular scaffolds and newly developed π-stacked systems could stimulate more attention on through-space charge transfer the well-known through-bond charge transfer. Finally, the opportunities and challenges for utilizing and improving particular materials are discussed. The previous achievements and upcoming prospects may provide new insights into the theory, materials, and devices in the field of organic semiconductors.
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- Sheng-Yi Yang
- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, 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, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, 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, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
- Macao Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macau SAR, 999078, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, 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, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
- Macao Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macau SAR, 999078, P. R. China
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Zhou L, Ni F, Li N, Wang K, Xie G, Yang C. Tetracoordinate Boron‐Based Multifunctional Chiral Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Emitters. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202203844] [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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- Ling Zhou
- Sauvage Center for Molecular Sciences Hubei Key Lab on Organic and Polymeric Optoelectronic Materials Department of Chemistry Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 P. R. China
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- College of Instrument Science and Opto-electronic Engineering Hefei University of Technology Hefei 230009 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials College of Physics Jilin University Changchun 130012 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials College of Physics Jilin University Changchun 130012 P. R. China
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- Sauvage Center for Molecular Sciences Hubei Key Lab on Organic and Polymeric Optoelectronic Materials Department of Chemistry Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 P. R. China
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- Sauvage Center for Molecular Sciences Hubei Key Lab on Organic and Polymeric Optoelectronic Materials Department of Chemistry Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 P. R. China
- College of Materials Science and Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 P. R. China
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Wu S, Zhou B, Fang X, Yan D. Chelation-activated ultralong room-temperature phosphorescence and thermo-/excitation-dependent persistent luminescence. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:6136-6139. [PMID: 35506638 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc01485h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Multidentate chelation effect can be used to activate the ultralong room-temperature phosphorescence and stabilize the triplet excitons. The as-synthesized cadmium(II) based complexes further exhibit thermo- and excitation-dependent persistent luminescence as potential for optical logic gate.
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- Siqin Wu
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials, College of Chemistry, College of Chemistry, and Key Laboratory of Radiopharmaceuticals, Ministry of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P. R. China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials, College of Chemistry, College of Chemistry, and Key Laboratory of Radiopharmaceuticals, Ministry of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P. R. China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials, College of Chemistry, College of Chemistry, and Key Laboratory of Radiopharmaceuticals, Ministry of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P. R. China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials, College of Chemistry, College of Chemistry, and Key Laboratory of Radiopharmaceuticals, Ministry of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P. R. China. .,Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, 100875 Beijing, P. R. China
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Li Q, Wu Y, Cao J, Liu Y, Wang Z, Zhu H, Zhang H, Huang F. Pillararene-Induced Intramolecular Through-Space Charge Transfer and Single-Molecule White-Light Emission. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202202381. [PMID: 35234348 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202202381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The fabrication of single-molecule white-light emission (SMWLE) materials has become a highly studied topic in recent years and through-space charge transfer (TSCT) is emerging as an important concept in this field. However, the preparation of ideal TSCT-based SMWLE materials is still a big challenge. Herein, we report a bifunctional pillar[5]arene (TPCN-P5-TPA) with a linear donor-spacer-acceptor structure and aggregation-induced emission (AIE) property. The bulky pillar[5]arene between the donor and acceptor induces a twisted conformation and a non-conjugated structure, resulting in intramolecular TSCT. In addition, the AIE feature and pillar[5]arene cavity endow TPCN-P5-TPA with responsiveness to viscosity and polar guests, by which the TSCT emission is triggered. The combination of blue locally-excited state emission and yellow TSCT emission of TPCN-P5-TPA generates SMWLE. Therefore, we provide a new and versatile strategy for the construction of TSCT-based SMWLE materials.
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- Qi Li
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Stoddart Institute of Molecular Science, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Stoddart Institute of Molecular Science, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Stoddart Institute of Molecular Science, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Stoddart Institute of Molecular Science, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Stoddart Institute of Molecular Science, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Stoddart Institute of Molecular Science, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Hangzhou, 311215, China.,MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Stoddart Institute of Molecular Science, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China.,ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Hangzhou, 311215, China.,Green Catalysis Center and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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Tan HJ, Yang GX, Deng YL, Cao C, Tan JH, Zhu ZL, Chen WC, Xiong Y, Jian JX, Lee CS, Tong QX. Deep-Blue OLEDs with Rec.2020 Blue Gamut Compliance and EQE Over 22% Achieved by Conformation Engineering. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2200537. [PMID: 35236007 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202200537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2022] [Revised: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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To achieve high-efficiency deep-blue electroluminescence satisfying Rec.2020 standard blue gamut, two thermally activated delayed fluorescent (TADF) emitters are developed: 5-(2,12-di-tert-butyl-5,9-dioxa-13b-boranaphtho[3,2,1-de]anthracen-7-yl)-10,10-diphenyl-5,10-dihydrodibenzo[b,e][1,4]azasiline (TDBA-PAS) and 10-(2,12-di-tert-butyl-5,9-dioxa-13b-boranaphtho[3,2,1-de]anthracen-7-yl)-9,9-diphenyl-9,10-dihydroacridine (TDBA-DPAC). Inheriting from their parented organoboron multi-resonance core, both emitters show very promising deep-blue emissions with relatively narrow full width at half-maximum (FWHM, ≈50 nm in solution), high photoluminescence quantum yield (up to 92.3%), and short emission lifetime (≤2.49 µs) with fast reverse intersystem crossing (>106 s-1 ) in doped films. More importantly, replacing the spiro-centered sp3 C atom (TDBA-DPAC) with the larger-radius sp3 Si atom (TDBA-PAS), enhanced conformational heterogeneities in bulky-group-shielded TADF molecules are observed in solution, doped film, and device. Consequently, OLEDs based on TDBA-PAS retain high maximum external quantum efficiencies ≈20% with suppressed efficiency roll-off and color index close to Rec.2020 blue gamut over a wide doping range of 10-50 wt%. This study highlights a new strategy to restrain spectral broadening and redshifting and efficiency roll-off in the design of deep-blue TADF emitters.
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- Hong-Ji Tan
- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Material of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Guangdong, 515063, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Material of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Guangdong, 515063, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Material of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Guangdong, 515063, 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, 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, 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, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, 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, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Material of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Guangdong, 515063, 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, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Material of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Guangdong, 515063, P. R. China
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Zhang J, Wei Q, Lyu L, Cao L, Zhao M, Fei N, Wang T, Ge Z. Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescent (TADF) Mono‐Polymeric OLED with Higher EQE over Its TADF Repeating Unit. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.202200023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Jiasen Zhang
- College of material science and engineering Zhejiang Sci‐Tech University Hangzhou 310018 PR China
- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Chinese Academy of Sciences Ningbo 315201 PR China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences PR China
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- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Chinese Academy of Sciences Ningbo 315201 PR China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences PR China
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- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Chinese Academy of Sciences Ningbo 315201 PR China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences PR China
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- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Chinese Academy of Sciences Ningbo 315201 PR China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences PR China
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- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Chinese Academy of Sciences Ningbo 315201 PR China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences PR China
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- College of material science and engineering Zhejiang Sci‐Tech University Hangzhou 310018 PR China
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- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Chinese Academy of Sciences Ningbo 315201 PR China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences PR China
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Han J, Huang Z, Miao J, Qiu Y, Xie Z, Yang C. Narrowband blue emission with insensitivity to the doping concentration from an oxygen-bridged triarylboron-based TADF emitter: nondoped OLEDs with a high external quantum efficiency up to 21.4. Chem Sci 2022; 13:3402-3408. [PMID: 35432872 PMCID: PMC8943898 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc00329e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Blue thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) emitters that can simultaneously achieve narrowband emission and high efficiency in nondoped organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) remain a big challenge. Herein, we successfully design and synthesize two blue TADF emitters by directly incorporating carbazole fragments into an oxygen-bridged triarylboron acceptor. Depending on the linking mode, the two emitters show significantly different photophysical properties. Benefitting from the bulky steric hindrance between the acceptor and terminal pendants, the blue emitter TDBA-Cz exhibited a high photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) of 88% in neat films and narrowband emission. The corresponding non-doped blue device exhibited a maximum external quantum efficiency (EQE) of 21.4%, with a full width at half maximum (FWHM) of only 45 nm. This compound is the first blue TADF emitter that can concurrently achieve narrow bandwidth and high electroluminescence (EL) efficiency in nondoped blue TADF-OLEDs. A donor–acceptor TADF emitter showed narrowband high-efficiency blue emission by fine molecular modulation. The corresponding OLEDs exhibited a maximum EQE of 21.4% and a small FWHM of 45 nm, representing the most efficient nondoped blue TADF-OLEDs.![]()
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- Jianmei Han
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 P. R. China .,College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 P. R. China
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Chen J, Xiao X, Li S, Duan Y, Wang G, Liao Y, Peng Q, Fu H, Geng H, Shuai Z. A Novel Strategy toward Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence from a Locally Excited State. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:2653-2660. [PMID: 35297633 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c00224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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It is well-known that thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) is always generated from charge-transfer (CT) excited states in donor-acceptor (D-A) systems, which limits its application owing to a slow radiative process and a small stimulated emission cross section. Herein, a design strategy is proposed for realizing TADF from a locally excited (LE) state without a typical donor-acceptor type structure through controlling the intersystem crossing (ISC) and reverse intersystem crossing (RISC) processes between the lowest excited singlet with LE character and higher triplet states. Using this strategy, a boron difluoride derivative is theoretically predicted and experimentally synthesized to exhibit locally excited TADF (LE-TADF) with a fairly large radiative rate of 1.12 × 108 s-1, extremely fast RISC rate of 5.09 × 1010 s-1, and a large stimulated emission cross section of 4.35 × 10-17 cm2, making this a promising organic amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) material. This work might open a new avenue to extend TADF materials, especially TADF laser emitters.
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- Jingyao Chen
- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Imaging Theory and Technology, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Imaging Theory and Technology, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Imaging Theory and Technology, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Imaging Theory and Technology, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Imaging Theory and Technology, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Imaging Theory and Technology, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Imaging Theory and Technology, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Imaging Theory and Technology, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100083, China
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Li Q, Wu Y, Cao J, Liu Y, Wang Z, Zhu H, Zhang H, Huang F. Pillararene‐Induced Intramolecular Through‐Space Charge Transfer and Single‐Molecule White‐Light Emission. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202202381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Qi Li
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering Stoddart Institute of Molecular Science Department of Chemistry Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering Stoddart Institute of Molecular Science Department of Chemistry Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering Stoddart Institute of Molecular Science Department of Chemistry Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering Stoddart Institute of Molecular Science Department of Chemistry Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering Stoddart Institute of Molecular Science Department of Chemistry Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering Stoddart Institute of Molecular Science Department of Chemistry Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 China
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- ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center Hangzhou 311215 China
- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization Department of Polymer Science and Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering Stoddart Institute of Molecular Science Department of Chemistry Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 China
- ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center Hangzhou 311215 China
- Green Catalysis Center and College of Chemistry Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 China
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Paper substrate has many advantages, such as low cost, bendable, foldable, printable, and environmentally friendly recycling. Nowadays, paper has been further extended as a flexible platform to deliver electronic information with the integration of organic optoelectronic devices, such as organic thin-film transistor, organic solar cell, organic electrochromic device, and organic light-emitting device. It has great potential to become the new generation of flexible substrate. Given rough surface and porous of paper, many efforts have been underway in recent years to enable the compatibility between optoelectronics and paper substrate. In this review, we present the development history of paper and its physicochemical properties, and summarize the current development of paper-based organic optoelectronic devices. We also discuss the challenges that need to be addressed before practical uses of paper-based organic optoelectronic devices.
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- Teng Pan
- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronics Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronics Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronics Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronics Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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Li C, Harrison AK, Liu Y, Zhao Z, Zeng C, Dias FB, Ren Z, Yan S, Bryce MR. Asymmetrical‐Dendronized TADF Emitters for Efficient Non‐doped Solution‐Processed OLEDs by Eliminating Degenerate Excited States and Creating Solely Thermal Equilibrium Routes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202115140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Chensen Li
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering College of Materials Science and Engineering Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 China
- Chemistry Department Durham University South Road Durham DH1 3LE UK
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- Key Laboratory of Rubber-Plastics Ministry of Education Qingdao University of Science & Technology Qingdao 266042 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 Beijing 100029 China
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- Key Laboratory of Rubber-Plastics Ministry of Education Qingdao University of Science & Technology Qingdao 266042 P.R. China
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- Physics Department Durham University South Road Durham DH1 3LE UK
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering College of Materials Science and Engineering Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering College of Materials Science and Engineering Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 China
- Key Laboratory of Rubber-Plastics Ministry of Education Qingdao University of Science & Technology Qingdao 266042 P.R. China
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- Chemistry Department Durham University South Road Durham DH1 3LE UK
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Shi YZ, Wu H, Wang K, Yu J, Ou XM, Zhang XH. Recent progress in thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitters for nondoped organic light-emitting diodes. Chem Sci 2022; 13:3625-3651. [PMID: 35432901 PMCID: PMC8966661 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc07180g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2021] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Nondoped organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) have drawn immense attention due to their merits of process simplicity, reduced fabrication cost, etc. To realize high-performance nondoped OLEDs, all electrogenerated excitons should be fully utilized. The thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) mechanism can theoretically realize 100% internal quantum efficiency (IQE) through an effective upconversion process from nonradiative triplet excitons to radiative singlet ones. Nevertheless, exciton quenching, especially related to triplet excitons, is generally very serious in TADF-based nondoped OLEDs, significantly hindering the pace of development. Enormous efforts have been devoted to alleviating the annoying exciton quenching process, and a number of TADF materials for highly efficient nondoped devices have been reported. In this review, we mainly discuss the mechanism, exciton leaking channels, and reported molecular design strategies of TADF emitters for nondoped devices. We further classify their molecular structures depending on the functional A groups and offer an outlook on their future prospects. It is anticipated that this review can entice researchers to recognize the importance of TADF-based nondoped OLEDs and provide a possible guide for their future development. The mechanism, exciton leaking channels, and reported molecular design strategies of TADF emitters for high-performance nondoped OLEDs are summarized. Their molecular structures depending on the functional A groups are further classified.![]()
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- Yi-Zhong Shi
- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University 199 Ren'ai Road Suzhou Jiangsu 215123 PR China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University 199 Ren'ai Road Suzhou Jiangsu 215123 PR China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University 199 Ren'ai Road Suzhou Jiangsu 215123 PR China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University 199 Ren'ai Road Suzhou Jiangsu 215123 PR China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University 199 Ren'ai Road Suzhou Jiangsu 215123 PR China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University 199 Ren'ai Road Suzhou Jiangsu 215123 PR China
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Liang X, Liu Z, Xia Y, Li D, Li J, Wang H, Zhang Z, Wang S, Zhao B, Li Z, Xing Y, Guo K. Lifting Triplet Energy and Bipolar Characteristics by Limiting the Rotation of the Peripheral Groups in Host Materials to Achieve High-Efficiency Blue OLED. Chem Asian J 2021; 17:e202101298. [PMID: 34964279 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202101298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2021] [Revised: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Bipolar host materials with high triplet energy are of great significance for highly efficient blue organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). In this work, three donor-acceptor-donor (D-A-D) type host materials with identical non-rigid diphenylsulfone center but differing in rotation degree of peripheral amino substituted derivatives from rotating freely diphenylamine (SODP) to rotating partially iminodibenzyl (SOId) and rotating restricted carbazole (SOCz) were designed and synthesized. It was demonstrated that the triplet energy (ET ) level of the materials promoted by limiting the rotation degree of the peripheral groups, which was 2.72 eV for SODP, 2.73 eV for SOId and 2.78 eV for SOCz, respectively. Besides, the results of the single-carrier devices indicate SOCz possess better bipolar characteristic. Using FIrpic as guest emitter, the blue OLED with SOCz as host material exhibited superior device performance with a low turn-on voltage of 3.3 V, a maximum current efficiency (CE) of 30.1 cd A-1 , a maximum power efficiency (PE) of 32.2 lm W-1 , and a maximum external quantum efficiency (EQE) of 14.0%. This work provides a beneficial guideline for realizing promising host materials in efficient blue OLEDs.
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- Xiaozhong Liang
- Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, 030024, Taiyuan, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, 030024, Taiyuan, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, 030024, Taiyuan, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, 030024, Taiyuan, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, 030024, Taiyuan, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, 030024, Taiyuan, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, 030024, Taiyuan, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, 030024, Taiyuan, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, 030024, Taiyuan, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, 030024, Taiyuan, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, 030024, Taiyuan, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, 030024, Taiyuan, P. R. China
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Bryce MR, Li C, Harrison AK, Liu Y, Zhao Z, Zeng C, Dias FB, Ren Z, Yan S. Asymmetrical-Dendronized TADF Emitters for Efficient Non-doped Solution-Processed OLEDs by Eliminating Degenerate Excited States and Creating Solely Thermal Equilibrium Routes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 61:e202115140. [PMID: 34870886 PMCID: PMC9306820 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202115140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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The mechanism of thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) in dendrimers is not clear. We report that fully‐conjugated or fully‐nonconjugated structures cause unwanted degenerate excited states due to multiple identical dendrons, which limit their TADF efficiency. We have synthesized asymmetrical “half‐dendronized” and “half‐dendronized‐half‐encapsulated” emitters. By eliminating degenerate excited states, the triplet locally excited state is ≥0.3 eV above the lowest triplet charge‐transfer state, assuring a solely thermal equilibrium route for an effective spin‐flip process. The isolated encapsulating tricarbazole unit can protect the TADF unit, reducing nonradiative decay and enhancing TADF performance. Non‐doped solution‐processed devices reach a high external quantum efficiency (EQEmax) of 24.0 % (65.9 cd A−1, 59.2 lm W−1) with CIE coordinates of (0.24, 0.45) with a low efficiency roll‐off and EQEs of 23.6 % and 21.3 % at 100 and 500 cd m−2.
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- Martin Robert Bryce
- University of Durham, Department of Chemistry, South Road, DH1 3LE, Durham, UNITED KINGDOM
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- Beijing University of Chemical Technology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, CHINA
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- Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Rubber Plastics, CHINA
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- Beijing University of Chemical Technology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, CHINA
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- Qingdao University, Key laboratory of Rubber Plastics, CHINA
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- Beijing University of Chemical Technology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, CHINA
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- Beijing University of Chemical Technology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, CHINA
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Su R, Huang Z. "H-Type" Like Constructed Dimer: Another Way to Enhance the Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Effect. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:11497-11502. [PMID: 34797082 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c03044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) materials are an essential part of TADF-based organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). All the reported methods to improve the performance of TADF materials were focused on achieving a high reverse intersystem crossing rate (kRISC) and oscillator strength (f), but most of them were studies on single molecular states. In this paper, we have discovered a new dimer architecture called the "H-type" like dimer and proved that the "H-type" like dimer is another way to improve the performance of TADF materials by calculation and experiment. The calculated energy levels of excited states only provided 1.72-5.46% relative errors (RE) compare with the measured values, which indicated that the methods we chose were suitable for predicting the properties. The intermolecular interactions of the "H-type" like dimer endow it with much larger f and kRISC properties than monomer states, proving that the "H-type" like dimer could improve the performance of TADF emitters.
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- Rongchuan Su
- Department of Pharmacology, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong 637100, China
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- College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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Fang F, Zhu L, Li M, Song Y, Sun M, Zhao D, Zhang J. Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Material: An Emerging Class of Metal-Free Luminophores for Biomedical Applications. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2021; 8:e2102970. [PMID: 34705318 PMCID: PMC8693050 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202102970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2021] [Revised: 08/27/2021] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The development of simple, efficient, and biocompatible organic luminescent molecules is of great significance to the clinical transformation of biomaterials. In recent years, purely organic thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) materials with an extremely small single-triplet energy gap (ΔEST ) have been considered as the most promising new-generation electroluminescence emitters, which is an enormous breakthrough in organic optoelectronics. By merits of the unique photophysical properties, high structure flexibility, and reduced health risks, such metal-free TADF luminophores have attracted tremendous attention in biomedical fields, including conventional fluorescence imaging, time-resolved imaging and sensing, and photodynamic therapy. However, there is currently no systematic summary of the TADF materials for biomedical applications, which is presented in this review. Besides a brief introduction of the major developments of TADF material, the typical TADF mechanisms and fundamental principles on design strategies of TADF molecules and nanomaterials are subsequently described. Importantly, a specific emphasis is placed on the discussion of TADF materials for various biomedical applications. Finally, the authors make a forecast of the remaining challenges and future developments. This review provides insightful perspectives and clear prospects towards the rapid development of TADF materials in biomedicine, which will be highly valuable to exploit new luminescent materials.
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- Fang Fang
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Biotherapy, School of Life SciencesBeijing Institute of TechnologyBeijing100081P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Biotherapy, School of Life SciencesBeijing Institute of TechnologyBeijing100081P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Biotherapy, School of Life SciencesBeijing Institute of TechnologyBeijing100081P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Biotherapy, School of Life SciencesBeijing Institute of TechnologyBeijing100081P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Biotherapy, School of Life SciencesBeijing Institute of TechnologyBeijing100081P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Biotherapy, School of Life SciencesBeijing Institute of TechnologyBeijing100081P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Biotherapy, School of Life SciencesBeijing Institute of TechnologyBeijing100081P. R. China
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Huang T, Wang Q, Xiao S, Zhang D, Zhang Y, Yin C, Yang D, Ma D, Wang Z, Duan L. Simultaneously Enhanced Reverse Intersystem Crossing and Radiative Decay in Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorophors with Multiple Through-space Charge Transfers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:23771-23776. [PMID: 34405502 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202109041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2021] [Revised: 08/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) materials with through-space charge transfers (CT) have attracted particularly interest recently. However, the slow reverse intersystem crossing (RISC) and radiative decay always limit their electroluminescence performances. Herein, TADF molecules with ortho-linked multiple donors-acceptor (ortho-Dn -A) motif are developed to create near-degenerate excited states for the reinforcement of spin-orbit coupling. The incorporation of both through-bond and through-space CT enlarges oscillator strength. The optimal ortho-D3 -A compound exhibits a photoluminescence quantum yield of ca. 100 %, a high RISC rate of 2.57×106 s-1 and a high radiative decay rate of 1.00×107 s-1 simultaneously. With this compound as the sensitizer, a TADF-sensitized-fluorescent organic light-emitting diode shows a maximum external quantum efficiency of 31.6 % with an ultrapure green Commission Internationale de L'Eclairage y coordinate value of 0.69.
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- Tianyu Huang
- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.,School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, 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, China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, 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, 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, China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.,Center for Flexible Electronics Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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Fu Y, Liu H, Yang D, Ma D, Zhao Z, Tang BZ. Boosting external quantum efficiency to 38.6% of sky-blue delayed fluorescence molecules by optimizing horizontal dipole orientation. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2021; 7:eabj2504. [PMID: 34669483 PMCID: PMC8528420 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abj2504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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To achieve high electroluminescence efficiency, great efforts are devoted to enhancing photoluminescence quantum yield (ΦPL) and exciton utilization of luminescent molecule, while another important factor, light out-coupling efficiency (ηout), receives less attention in molecule design. Here, we focus on horizontal dipole orientation engineering of the molecule to increase ηout and external quantum efficiency (ηext). A series of tailor-made luminescent molecules consisting of an electron-accepting carbonyl core plus double electron-donating groups of spiro[acridine-9,9′-fluorene] and carbazole derivatives [e.g., 1,3,5-tri(carbazol-9-yl)benzene] are developed and systematically investigated. These molecules hold distinguished merits of strong sky-blue delayed fluorescence with excellent ΦPL values, large horizontal dipole ratios, and balanced bipolar carrier transport, which furnish record-high ηext values of up to 26.1 and 38.6% in nondoped and doped sky-blue organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), respectively. Moreover, the state-of-the-art nondoped hybrid white OLED and all-fluorescence single-emitting layer white OLED are also realized, demonstrating great potentials in OLED industry of these molecules.
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- Yan Fu
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, South China University of Technology, 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 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 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 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 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 510640, China
- Shenzhen Institute of Aggregate Science and Technology, School of Science and Engineering, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518172, China
- AIE Institute, Guangzhou Development District, Huangpu, Guangzhou 510530, China
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How do molecular interactions affect fluorescence behavior of AIEgens in solution and aggregate states? Sci China Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-021-1083-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Huang T, Wang Q, Xiao S, Zhang D, Zhang Y, Yin C, Yang D, Ma D, Wang Z, Duan L. Simultaneously Enhanced Reverse Intersystem Crossing and Radiative Decay in Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorophors with Multiple Through‐space Charge Transfers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202109041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Tianyu Huang
- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 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 China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 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 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 China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
- Center for Flexible Electronics Technology Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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