Synergetic Multiple Charge‐Transfer Excited States for Anti‐Quenching and Rapid Spin‐Flip Multi‐Resonance Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Emitter
The development of multiple resonances thermally activated delayed fluorescence (MR-TADF) emitters exhibiting high efficiency, narrowband emission, rapid reverse intersystem crossing rate (k<sub>RISC</sub>), and suppressed concentration quenching simultaneously is of great significance yet a formidable challenge. Herein, an effective strategy is presented to realize the above target by synergizing multiple charge-transfer excited states, including short-range charge transfer (SRCT), through-bond charge transfer (TBCT), and through-space charge transfer (TSCT). The proof-of-concept emitter 4tCz2B exhibits a bright green emission with a narrow full width at half maximum (FWHM) of 21 nm (0.10 eV) in solution, high photoluminescence quantum yield of 97%, fast k<sub>RISC</sub> of 7.8 × 10<sup>5</sup> s<sup>-1</sup> and significantly suppressed concentration quenching in film state. As a result, the sensitizer-free organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) achieve maximum external quantum efficiencies (EQE<sub>max</sub>S) of over 34.5% together with an unaltered emission peak at 508 nm and FWHM of 26 nm at doping concentrations ranging from 3 to 20 wt.%. Even at a doping ratio of 50 wt.%, EQE<sub>max</sub> is still as high as 25.5%. More importantly, the non-sensitized devices exhibit significantly reduced efficiency roll-offs, with a minimum value of 13.4% at a brightness of 1000 cd m<sup>-2</sup>.
Authors
- Lixiao Guo
- Pingping Zheng
- Weibo Cui
- Yexuan Pu
- Yue Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6936-5081)
- Chenglong Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2523-6151)
- Kuan Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8010-9740)
- Linjie Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9817-1793)
Institutions
- Jilin University (CN)
- Ji Hua Laboratory (CN)
- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Materials
- Published
- 2025-03-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202500269
- Citations
- 29
- Primary Topic
- Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 21.18