Complementary Multi‐Resonance Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Design for Blue OLEDs Beyond the Concentration Limit
Advances in boron-based organic compounds exhibiting multi-resonance (MR)-type thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) have been primarily driven by their potential as narrowband blue emitters for wide-gamut display applications. Nevertheless, the intrinsically planar architecture of MR-type TADF molecules often leads to pronounced concentration quenching at elevated doping levels, posing a significant impediment to realizing highly efficient organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). Notably, the exciton quenching effect observed here fundamentally follows the same energy transfer mechanism that underlies exciton migration. Based on this insight, we developed a system comprising two MR-TADF molecules with analogous electronic structures that enable mutual exciton energy transfer. The resultant complementary MR-TADF emitter system exhibits substantially improved resistance to concentration quenching relative to single MR-TADF emitters, effectively suppressing efficiency drop and conferring enhanced control over exciton density. We envisage that this strategy represents a pivotal step toward overcoming the longstanding challenge of concentration quenching in MR-TADF materials, thereby enabling the development of high-performance deep-blue OLEDs.
Authors
- Youichi Tsuchiya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2154-6980)
- Hye In Woo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8851-7028)
- H. Kwon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5165-5018)
- Sae Youn Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2163-2333)
- Hyung Suk Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9155-1144)
- Chihaya Adachi
- D.W. Boo
- Chanhee Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5287-6664)
Institutions
- Kyushu University (JP)
- Dongguk University (KR)
- Zero to Three (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Angewandte Chemie International Edition
- Published
- 2025-11-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202519657
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.73