Hierarchical Energetic Coherence and Interfacial Robustness Enable 44.3% EQE Deep-Blue Hyperfluorescent OLEDs
Here we demonstrate that integrating hierarchical energy-level coherence with robust interfacial photophysics enables simultaneous optimization of charge injection, charge transport, and charge recombination in hyperfluorescent (HF) blue-emitting organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). A self-assembled hybrid hole-injection layer forms a vertically stratified, dipole-induced interface, and an HF emitting layer (EML) that is composed of a fast triplet-upconverting sensitizer, a high-triplet-energy host, and a narrowband thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) emitter achieves efficient triplet harvesting and singlet-mediated energy transfer. This hierarchical framework ensures smooth charge-carrier propagation, balanced recombination, and strong suppression of interfacial exciton quenching, thereby preserving efficient triplet recirculation even in multilayer architectures. As a result, the blue HF OLED attains a high external quantum efficiency of 44.3%, a narrow emission bandwidth of 19 nm, deep-blue CIE coordinates of (0.104, 0.173), and improved operational stability.
Authors
- Tae‐Hee Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1939-8296)
- Kyung Sook Shin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5872-0831)
- Joo Yoon Woo
- Min-Ho Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2643-5649)
- Byeong Woo Go
- Min Gyo Kim
- Jongho Park
- Hyuk Bin Kwon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2871-7263)
- Junwon Jeon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8378-089X)
- Hyo Rim Jang
- Young-Hoon Kim
Institutions
- Soongsil University (KR)
- Convergence (US)
- Hanyang University (KR)
- Anyang University (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ACS Energy Letters
- Published
- 2026-04-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.5c04283
- Primary Topic
- Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Research Foundation of Korea