Intrinsically Luminescent Nematic Liquid Crystals Enabling High‐Brightness Full‐Color and White Circularly Polarized Luminescence via Chiral Coassembly

Abstract Circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) materials with simultaneous high dissymmetry factor ( g lum ) and brightness are pivotal for advanced photonic applications but remain challenging due to inherent trade‐offs betwwen g lum value and photoluminescenc quantum yield (PLQY). Here, we report a supramolecular engineering strategy to construct intrinsically luminescent chiral nematic liquid crystal (N*‐LC) films via coassembly of luminescent liquid crystals (LLCs) and chiral dopant. First, five intrinsic LLCs molecules ( 2PFQ , 2PFBQ , 2PFB , 2PFSe , and 2PFS ) were synthesized by combining the biphenyl framework with dioctyl‐functionalized fluorene, achieving exceptional nematic phases and high brightness with PLQY up to 99%. Then, chiral coassembly of the obtained LLCs with chiral dopants ( P / M‐ THH ) followed by rapid thermal quenching yielded Bragg reflection‐free N*‐LC films exhibiting high‐brightness CPL with recorded g lum values (up to 0.75) and PLQY (up to 71%). Full‐color tunability and white CPL (CIE: 0.33, 0.33) were realized through precise compositional control. The simultaneous optimization of g lum and PLQY enables high‐brightness CPL with advanced anticounterfeiting capabilities, opening new avenues for developing high‐brighness CPL materials for polarized photonic and optoelectronic applications.

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Angewandte Chemie
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2025-05-02
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https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.202507802
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Liquid Crystal Research Advancements
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Intrinsically Luminescent Nematic Liquid Crystals Enabling High‐Brightness Full‐Color and White Circularly Polarized Luminescence via Chiral Coassembly

Xuwei Chen, Chuan‐Feng Chen, Meng Li, Zhenxing Yu
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Intrinsically Luminescent Nematic Liquid Crystals Enabling High‐Brightness Full‐Color and White Circularly Polarized Luminescence via Chiral Coassembly

Xuwei Chen, Chuan‐Feng Chen, Meng Li, Zhenxing Yu
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Abstract Circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) materials with simultaneous high dissymmetry factor ( g lum ) and brightness are pivotal for advanced photonic applications but remain challenging due to inherent trade‐offs betwwen g lum value and photoluminescenc quantum yield (PLQY). Here, we report a supramolecular engineering strategy to construct intrinsically luminescent chiral nematic liquid crystal (N*‐LC) films via coassembly of luminescent liquid crystals (LLCs) and chiral dopant. First, five intrinsic LLCs molecules ( 2PFQ , 2PFBQ , 2PFB , 2PFSe , and 2PFS ) were synthesized by combining the biphenyl framework with dioctyl‐functionalized fluorene, achieving exceptional nematic phases and high brightness with PLQY up to 99%. Then, chiral coassembly of the obtained LLCs with chiral dopants ( P / M‐ THH ) followed by rapid thermal quenching yielded Bragg reflection‐free N*‐LC films exhibiting high‐brightness CPL with recorded g lum values (up to 0.75) and PLQY (up to 71%). Full‐color tunability and white CPL (CIE: 0.33, 0.33) were realized through precise compositional control. The simultaneous optimization of g lum and PLQY enables high‐brightness CPL with advanced anticounterfeiting capabilities, opening new avenues for developing high‐brighness CPL materials for polarized photonic and optoelectronic applications.

Angewandte ChemieVol. 137(28)
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN), Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (CN), University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN), Northeastern University (CN)
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Intrinsically Luminescent Nematic Liquid Crystals Enabling High‐Brightness Full‐Color and White Circularly Polarized Luminescence via Chiral Coassembly — Xuwei Chen, Chuan‐Feng Chen, et al. · Angewandte Chemie (2025) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS