journal article·2025-07Open access

Separate Control Model for Tailoring Ultralong Organic Room‐Temperature Phosphorescence with Highly Efficient Energy Transfer to Rhodamine B

Qian Wang, Xiao Liu, Yifan Su, Yibo Shi, Kai Feng, Lin Liu, Wei Sun, Yongqiang Dong, Jiani Ma, Xuebo Chen

Advanced Optical Materials· Volume 13· Issue 19

Abstract

Abstract Organic room‐temperature phosphorescence (RTP) materials have attracted significant attention for their promising applications, yet achieving high‐efficiency RTP molecules remains challenging. To address this, a comprehensive dataset of donor–acceptor (D–A) structured molecules is developed using D and A fragment pools. Promising phosphorescent candidates can be efficiently identified through high‐throughput screening that combines density functional theory (DFT) with high‐precision multireference perturbation theory calculations. A key innovation is the introduction of the “separate control model”, which independently optimizes both spin–orbit coupling (SOC) and the singlet‐triplet energy gap (ΔEST). Using this method, the phosphorescent unit 5,5‐dioxido‐10‐(phenanthren‐9‐yl)‐10H‐phenothiazin‐3‐yl)(phenyl) methanone (PPTZO‐CO), exhibits an exceptionally high intersystem crossing (ISC) rate constant of 10¹¹ s⁻¹, representing the highest value reported in organic systems to date. Remarkably, the RTP lifetime of PPTZO‐CO reaches up to 700 ms when doped into polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA). Co‐doping PPTZO‐CO with rhodamine B (RB) in PMMA yields red afterglow emission with near 100% energy transfer efficiency, the highest reported for co‐doped polymer systems. The PPTZO‐CO@PMMA system demonstrates promise in dynamic anti‐counterfeiting, showcasing its potential for practical use.
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OpenAlex topics: Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials · Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research · Photoreceptor and optogenetics research

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Affiliations

College of Chemistry Beijing Normal University Beijing 100875 China

Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry Ministry of Education School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an 710119 China

Institute of New Concept Sensors and Molecular Materials Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an 710119 China

Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials College of Chemistry Beijing Normal University Beijing 100875 China

College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences Henan University Zhengzhou 450046 China

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China · National Key Research and Development Program of China · Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities

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