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Tang X, Senevirathne CAM, Matsushima T, Sandanayaka ASD, Adachi C. Progress and Perspective toward Continuous-Wave Organic Solid-State Lasers. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2211873. [PMID: 37165602 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202211873] [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: 12/19/2022] [Revised: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
Abstract
A continuous-wave (CW) organic solid-state laser is highly desirable for spectroscopy, sensing, and communications, but is a significant challenge in optoelectronics. The accumulation of long-lived triplet excitons and relevant excited-state absorptions, as well as singlet-triplet annihilation, are the main obstacles to CW lasing. Here, progress in singlet- and triplet-state utilizations in organic gain media is reviewed to reveal the issues in working with triplets. Then, exciton behaviors that inhibit light oscillations during long excitation pulses are discussed. Further, recent advances in increasing organic lasing pulse widths from microseconds toward the indication of CW operation are summarized with respect to molecular designs, advanced resonator architectures, triplet scavenging, and potential triplet contribution strategies. Finally, future directions and perspectives are proposed for achieving stable CW organic lasers with significant triplet contribution.
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- Xun Tang
- Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics Research (OPERA), Kyushu University, Motooka, Nishi, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
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- International Institute for Carbon Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER), Kyushu University, Motooka, Nishi, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
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- Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics Research (OPERA), Kyushu University, Motooka, Nishi, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
- Department of Physical Sciences and Technologies, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Belihuloya, 70140, Sri Lanka
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- Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics Research (OPERA), Kyushu University, Motooka, Nishi, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
- International Institute for Carbon Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER), Kyushu University, Motooka, Nishi, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
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Gong H, Song Y, He J, Wang P, Xiang Y, Li S, Yao J, Liao B, Liao Q, Fu H. Switching from Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence in Single Crystals for Low-Threshold Laser to Room-temperature Phosphorescence in Amorphous-Film for Highly Efficient OLEDs. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202400089. [PMID: 38270907 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202400089] [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: 01/02/2024] [Revised: 01/23/2024] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 01/26/2024]
Abstract
Metal-organic phosphorescent complexes containing Ir or Pt are work horse in organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology, which can harvest both singlet and triplet excitons in electroluminescence (EL) owing to strong heavy-atom effect. Recently, organic room-temperature phosphorescence (ORTP) have achieved high photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) in rigid crystalline state, which, however, is unsuitable for OLED fabrication, therefore leading to an EL efficiency far low behind those of metal-organic phosphorescent complexes. Here, we reported a luminescence mechanism switch from thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) in single crystal microwires to ORTP in amorphous thin-films, based on a tert-butylcarbazole difluoroboron β-diketonate derivative of DtCzBF2. Tightly packed and well-faceted single-crystal microwires exhibit aggregation induced emission (AIE), enabling TADF microlasers at 473 nm with an optical gain coefficient as high as 852 cm-1 . In contrast, loosely packed dimers of DtCzBF2 formed in guest-host amorphous thin-films decrease the oscillator strength of fluorescence transition but stabilize triplets for ORTP with a PLQY up to 61 %, leading to solution-processed OLEDs with EQE approaching 20 %. This study opens possibilities of low-cost ORTP emitters for high performance OLEDs and future low-threshold electrically injected organic semiconductor lasers (OSLs).
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- Hao Gong
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Optical Materials and Photonic Devices, Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100048, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Optical Materials and Photonic Devices, Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100048, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Optical Materials and Photonic Devices, Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100048, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Optical Materials and Photonic Devices, Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100048, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Optical Materials and Photonic Devices, Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100048, China
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- College of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang, Henan 473061, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang, Henan 473061, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, Hunan 411201, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Optical Materials and Photonic Devices, Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100048, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Optical Materials and Photonic Devices, Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100048, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, Hunan 411201, P. R. China
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Lv Q, Wang XD, Yu Y, Xu CF, Yu YJ, Xia XY, Zheng M, Liao LS. Lateral epitaxial growth of two-dimensional organic heterostructures. Nat Chem 2024; 16:201-209. [PMID: 38036642 DOI: 10.1038/s41557-023-01364-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023]
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Two-dimensional organic lateral heterostructures (2D OLHs) are attractive for the fabrication of functional materials. However, it is difficult to control the nucleation, growth and orientation of two distinct components. Here we report the combination of two methods-liquid-phase growth and vapour-phase growth-to synthesize 2D OLHs from perylene and a perylenecarboxaldehyde derivative, with a lateral size of ~20 μm and a tunable thickness ranging from 20 to 400 nm. The screw dislocation growth behaviour of the 2D crystals shows the spiral arrangement of atoms within the crystal lattice, which avoids volume expansion and contraction of OLH, thereby minimizing lateral connection defects. Selective control of the nucleation and sequential growth of 2D crystals leads to structural inversion of the 2D OLHs by the vapour-phase growth method. The resulting OLHs show good light-transport capabilities and tunable spatial exciton conversion, useful for photonic applications. This synthetic strategy can be extended to other families of organic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, as demonstrated with other pyrene and perylene derivatives.
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- Qiang Lv
- Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, PR China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Research Center of Cooperative Innovation for Functional Organic/Polymer Material Micro/Nanofabrication, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, PR China
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- Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, PR China.
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- Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, PR China
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- Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, PR China
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- Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, PR China
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- Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, PR China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Research Center of Cooperative Innovation for Functional Organic/Polymer Material Micro/Nanofabrication, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, PR China.
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- Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, PR China.
- Macao Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macau SAR, PR China.
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Yoshida K, Gong J, Kanibolotsky AL, Skabara PJ, Turnbull GA, Samuel IDW. Electrically driven organic laser using integrated OLED pumping. Nature 2023; 621:746-752. [PMID: 37758890 PMCID: PMC10533406 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06488-5] [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: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
Abstract
Organic semiconductors are carbon-based materials that combine optoelectronic properties with simple fabrication and the scope for tuning by changing their chemical structure1-3. They have been successfully used to make organic light-emitting diodes2,4,5 (OLEDs, now widely found in mobile phone displays and televisions), solar cells1, transistors6 and sensors7. However, making electrically driven organic semiconductor lasers is very challenging8,9. It is difficult because organic semiconductors typically support only low current densities, suffer substantial absorption from injected charges and triplets, and have additional losses due to contacts10,11. In short, injecting charges into the gain medium leads to intolerable losses. Here we take an alternative approach in which charge injection and lasing are spatially separated, thereby greatly reducing losses. We achieve this by developing an integrated device structure that efficiently couples an OLED, with exceptionally high internal-light generation, with a polymer distributed feedback laser. Under the electrical driving of the integrated structure, we observe a threshold in light output versus drive current, with a narrow emission spectrum and the formation of a beam above the threshold. These observations confirm lasing. Our results provide an organic electronic device that has not been previously demonstrated, and show that indirect electrical pumping by an OLED is a very effective way of realizing an electrically driven organic semiconductor laser. This provides an approach to visible lasers that could see applications in spectroscopy, metrology and sensing.
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- Kou Yoshida
- Organic Semiconductor Centre, SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK
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- Organic Semiconductor Centre, SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK
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- WestCHEM, School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
- Institute of Physical-Organic Chemistry and Coal Chemistry, Kyiv, Ukraine
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- WestCHEM, School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Organic Semiconductor Centre, SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK.
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- Organic Semiconductor Centre, SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK.
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Wu W, Liu Y, Zhang X. Selective Gain in a Periodic Array of Nano-organic Light-Emitting Diodes. J Phys Chem Lett 2023; 14:7651-7657. [PMID: 37603799 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c01913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/23/2023]
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We report nanoscale organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) arranged periodically into a large-area array, which produces an amplified emission with a selected spectrum in a narrow band. These nano-OLEDs share a common active layer of super yellow light-emitting PPV copolymer (SY-PPV), which acts both as a waveguide and as a gain channel for the light-emitting signals. The periodic structure supplies Bragg-like diffraction of the emission from SY-PPV under electrical excitation so that the electroluminescence signal is coupled into and confined in the SY-PPV waveguide. During propagation, the waveguide resonance mode interacts with the nano-OLED region and gains amplification. Both the waveguide resonance mode and the output coupling process have strong spectral selectivity, so that the amplification is observed within a spectrum as narrow as 32 nm at FWHM. Such a nano-OLED design not only defines a new scheme of nano-OLEDs, but also proposes potential approaches for electrically pumped organic lasers.
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- Wenwen Wu
- Institute of Information Photonics Technology, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, P. R. China
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- Institute of Information Photonics Technology, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, P. R. China
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- Institute of Information Photonics Technology, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, P. R. China
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Lin D, Li Y, Zhang H, Zhang S, Gao Y, Zhai T, Hu S, Sheng C, Guo H, Xu C, Wei Y, Li S, Han Y, Feng Q, Wang S, Xie L, Huang W. In Situ Super-Hindrance-Triggered Multilayer Cracks for Random Lasing in π-Functional Nanopolymer Films. RESEARCH 2023; 6:0027. [PMID: 37040485 PMCID: PMC10076025 DOI: 10.34133/research.0027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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In situ self-assembly of semiconducting emitters into multilayer cracks is a significant solution-processing method to fabricate organic high-
Q
lasers. However, it is still difficult to realize from conventional conjugated polymers. Herein, we create the molecular super-hindrance-etching technology, based on the π-functional nanopolymer PG-Cz, to modulate multilayer cracks applied in organic single-component random lasers. Massive interface cracks are formed by promoting interchain disentanglement with the super-steric hindrance effect of π-interrupted main chains, and multilayer morphologies with photonic-crystal-like ordering are also generated simultaneously during the drop-casting method. Meanwhile, the enhancement of quantum yields on micrometer-thick films (
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= 40% to 50%) ensures high-efficient and ultrastable deep-blue emission. Furthermore, a deep-blue random lasing is achieved with narrow linewidths ~0.08 nm and high-quality factors
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≈ 5,500 to 6,200. These findings will offer promising pathways of organic π-nanopolymers for the simplification of solution processes applied in lasing devices and wearable photonics.
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- Dongqing Lin
- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Physics and Optoelectronics, Faculty of Science, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Physics and Optoelectronics, Faculty of Science, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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- School of Electronic and Optical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
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- School of Electronic and Optical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Sciences & Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Sciences & Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Engineering and Applied Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), MIIT Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLoFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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Cha Y, Li S, Feng Z, Zhu R, Fu H, Yu Z. Organic Phosphorescence Lasing Based on a Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Emitter. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:10424-10431. [PMID: 36326286 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c02688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
Organic phosphorescence materials provide an opportunity to use triplets for lasing. However, population inversion based on phosphorescence is hard to establish, owing to low luminescent quantum efficiency and intensive optical loss. By comparison, thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitters exhibit excellent optical gain with the aid of the reverse intersystem crossing (RISC) process. In this work, we designed a multifunctional gain material, not only serving as a thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) emitter with excellent optical gain but also working as a phosphorescence source with high utilization of triplets. The lone pair of electrons in oxygen substitutions promotes a fast spin-flip and high delayed fluorescence quantum yield (ΦDF = 55%), enabling TADF amplified spontaneous emissions (ASE) of CH2Cl2 solution. Single-crystalline nanowires of H-aggregates effectively lower triplet energy levels with high phosphorescence quantum yield (ΦP = 27%), demonstrating Fabry-Perot mode phosphorescence lasing at 630 nm.
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- Yongyu Cha
- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin300354, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin300354, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin300354, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin300354, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin300354, People's Republic of China
- Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing100048, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin300354, People's Republic of China
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Liu D, Wu X, Gao C, Li C, Zheng Y, Li Y, Xie Z, Ji D, Liu X, Zhang X, Li L, Peng Q, Hu W, Dong H. Integrating Unexpected High Charge-Carrier Mobility and Low-Threshold Lasing Action in an Organic Semiconductor. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202200791. [PMID: 35298062 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202200791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
Integrating high charge-carrier mobility and low-threshold lasing action in an organic semiconductor is crucial for the realization of an electrically pumped laser, but remains a great challenge. Herein, we present an organic semiconductor, named as 2,7-di(2-naphthyl)-9H-fluorene (LD-2), which shows an unexpected high charge-carrier mobility of 2.7 cm2 V-1 s-1 and low-threshold lasing characteristic of 9.43 μJ cm-2 and 9.93 μJ cm-2 and high-quality factor (Q) of 2131 and 1684 at emission peaks of 420 and 443 nm, respectively. Detailed theoretical calculations and photophysical data analysis demonstrate that a large intermolecular transfer integral of 10.36-45.16 meV together with a fast radiative transition rate of 8.0×108 s-1 are responsible for the achievement of the superior integrated optoelectronic properties in the LD-2 crystal. These optoelectronic performances of LD-2 are among the highest reported low-threshold lasing organic semiconductors with efficient charge transport, suggesting its promise for research of electrically pumped organic lasers (EPOLs).
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- Dan Liu
- National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.,CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for High-efficiency Display and Lighting Technology, School of Materials and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Nano Functional Materials and Applications, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Institute of Molecular Aggregation Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Normal College, Shenyang University, Shenyang, 110044, China
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- National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Institute of Molecular Aggregation Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.,CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Institute of Molecular Aggregation Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Institute of Molecular Aggregation Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences, Tianjin University & Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, (Tianjin), Tianjin, 300072, China
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- National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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Yan C, Wang X, Liao L. Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescent Gain Materials: Harvesting Triplet Excitons for Lasing. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2200525. [PMID: 35344285 PMCID: PMC9165517 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202200525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2022] [Revised: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
Thermally activated delayed fluorescent (TADF) materials have attracted increasing attention because of their ability to harvest triplet excitons via a reverse intersystem crossing process. TADF gain materials that can recycle triplet excitons for stimulated emission are considered for solving the triplet accumulation problem in electrically pumped organic solid-state lasers (OSSLs). In this mini review, recent progress in TADF gain materials is summarized, and design principles are extracted from existing reports. The construction methods of resonators based on TADF gain materials are also introduced, and the challenges and perspectives for the future development of TADF gain materials are presented. It is hoped that this review will aid the advances in TADF gain materials and thus promote the development of electrically pumped OSSLs.
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- Chang‐Cun Yan
- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM)Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon‐Based Functional Materials & DevicesSoochow University199 Ren'ai RoadSuzhouJiangsu215123P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM)Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon‐Based Functional Materials & DevicesSoochow University199 Ren'ai RoadSuzhouJiangsu215123P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM)Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon‐Based Functional Materials & DevicesSoochow University199 Ren'ai RoadSuzhouJiangsu215123P. R. China
- Macao Institute of Materials Science and EngineeringMacau University of Science and TechnologyTaipaMacau SAR999078P. R. China
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Liu D, Wu X, Gao C, Li C, Zheng Y, Li Y, Xie Z, Ji D, Liu X, Zhang X, Li L, Peng Q, Hu W, Dong H. Integrating unexpected high charge‐carrier mobility and low‐threshold lasing action in an organic semiconductor. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202200791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Dan Liu
- Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Key laboratory of organic solids CHINA
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology CHINA
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- Institute of Chemistry CAS: Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Organic Solids CHINA
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- Henan University Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, National & Local Joint Engineering Research Centre for High-efficiency Display and Lighting Technology, School of Materials and Engineering ,Collaborative Innovation Centre of Nano Functional Materials and Applications CHINA
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- tian jin da xue: Tianjin University Tian jin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Department of Chemistry, Insititue of Molecular Aggregation Science CHINA
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- Shenyang University Normal College CHINA
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- Institute of Chemistry CAS: Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Organic Solids CHINA
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- Tianjin University Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectrinic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Institute of Molecular Aggregation Sciencs CHINA
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechlolgy CHINA
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- Tianjin University Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry,Institute of Molecular Aggregation Science CHINA
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- Tianjin University Tianjin Key Laboratory of Mecular Optoelectronic Sciences,Deportment of Chemistry, Institute of Melecular Aggregation Science CHINA
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences School of Computer and Control Engineering: University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences School of Computer Science and Technology School of Chemical Science CHINA
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- Tianjin University Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences, Tianjin University &Collaborative Innovation Center od Chemical Science and Enginering CHINA
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- Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Key laboratory of organic solids zhongguancun 100190 Beijing CHINA
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Gao H, Miao Z, Hu W, Dong H. Research on Key Materials and Devices of Organic Light-emitting Transistors ※. ACTA CHIMICA SINICA 2022. [DOI: 10.6023/a22010006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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