Precise Regulation of the Reverse Intersystem Crossing Pathway by Hybridized Long‐Short Axis Strategy for High‐Performance Multi‐Resonance TADF Emitters
Abstract Multi‐resonance thermally activated delayed fluorescence (MR‐TADF) molecules have experienced great success in organic light‐emitting diodes (OLEDs) owing to their outstanding quantum efficiencies and narrow full width at half‐maximums (FWHMs). However, the reverse intersystem crossing (RISC) rates of MR‐TADF emitters are usually small, which will lead to relatively long triplet exciton lifetime and severe efficiency roll‐off. Here, we report an effective molecular design strategy to introduce multichannel RISC pathways and thus increase RISC rates without compromising the color fidelity and emission efficiency by the “hybridized long‐short axis (HLSA)” strategy. The TPA‐CN‐BN shows a near‐unity photoluminescence quantum yield, rapid RISC rate of 1.4×10 5 s −1 , narrow FWHM of 23 nm, and small singlet‐triplet energy gap (Δ E ST ) of 0.06 eV in solution. The non‐sensitized OLED based on TPA‐CN‐BN exhibits a narrowband emission with the FWHM of 31 nm, in company with external quantum efficiency (EQE) of 37.9 %. Notably, the device exhibits the low efficiency roll‐off as the EQEs maintain 34.8 % and 21.8 % at 100 and 1000 cd m −2 , respectively, representing the best performance for single‐host OLEDs based on the BCzBN skeleton. This study provides a fresh and promising approach to realize high‐performance OLEDs with high color purity and remarkable device efficiency.
Authors
- Zihan Su
- Ping Lü (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9144-3488)
- Zhuang Cheng
- Futong Liu
- Yangze Xu
- Yin Hu
- Wei Dong
- Liang Wan
- Yan Yan
Institutions
- Jilin University (CN)
- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials
Publication Details
- Journal
- Angewandte Chemie
- Published
- 2024-10-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.202416154
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.04
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation
- Changchun Science and Technology Bureau