Synergistic π‐Extension and Peripheral‐Locking of B/N‐Based Multi‐Resonance Framework Enables High‐Performance Pure‐Green Organic Light‐Emitting Diodes
Multi-resonance thermally activated delayed fluorescence (MR-TADF) emitters offer natural advantages for creating power-efficient, wide-color-gamut OLEDs. However, current green MR-TADF emitters face challenges in simultaneously achieving high color purity and efficient reverse inter-system crossing (RISC), leading to suboptimal device performance. In this study, we propose a synergistic molecular design approach that combines π-extension and peripheral locking to address these challenges. This approach allows for the construction of quadruple borylated MR-TADF emitters that not only deliver precisely tuned pure-green emission with a narrow full width at half maximum (FWHM) of 15 nm, but also exhibit close-to-unity quantum yield, rapid RISC, and optimal horizontal dipole orientation. The resulting sensitizer-free OLED approaches the BT.2020 standard with CIE coordinates of (0.18, 0.74) and demonstrates impressive external quantum efficiency (EQE) of 36.6 % at maximum and 31.8 % at 1000 cd m<sup>-2</sup>. Additionally, the device shows good operational stability, with a lifetime (LT<sub>80</sub>) of 485 hours at an initial luminance of 1000 cd m<sup>-2</sup>. This study hence offers a promising molecular design strategy that effectively enhances the comprehensive OLED performance.
Authors
- Xiaojun Yin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7530-5170)
- Shengbing Xiao
- Guohao Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8870-0412)
- Xiaosong Cao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9999-8840)
- Jingsheng Miao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0268-0427)
- Chuluo Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9337-3460)
- Zhi Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7624-3143)
Institutions
- Shenzhen University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Angewandte Chemie International Edition
- Published
- 2024-11-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202418348
- Citations
- 27
- Primary Topic
- Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.63
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China