journal article·2024-03Open access

Spiro[Acridine‐Indoloacridine] Donor Based TADF Emitter with Near‐Unity PLQY and Horizontal Dipole Orientation toward High‐Efficiency OLEDs with Low Efficiency Roll‐Off

Yaxun Wu, Nengquan Li, Fan Ni, Weimin Ning, Ao Ying, He Zhang, Xiang Gao, Shaolong Gong, Chuluo Yang

Advanced Optical Materials· Volume 12· Issue 9

Abstract

Abstract Designing thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) emitters with excellent photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY), preferential horizontal emitting dipole orientation (𝛩//), and fascinating ability to rapidly utilize both singlet and triplet excitons for radiation is crucial for high‐performance organic light‐emitting diodes (OLEDs) with both high efficiency and relieved efficiency roll‐off. Integrating these advantages into a single TADF emitter is a formidable challenge. In this work, a spiro[acridine‐indoloacridine]‐based rigid donor, named AIA, is designed to establish a cooperatively long‐axis extended and conjugation expanded donor–acceptor type TADF emitter (AIA‐TRZ). The proof‐of‐the‐concept emitter simultaneously achieves an excellent PLQY of 99%, a near‐unity 𝛩// of 99%, and balanced excited state dynamic parameters. OLEDs based on AIA‐TRZ realize remarkable performance with an emission peak at around 480 nm, including doping concentration insensitivity, a maximum external quantum efficiency (EQEmax) of 37.3%, extremely low efficiency roll‐off, and over 20% EQE even at 14000 cd m−2.
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OpenAlex topics: Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research · Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics · Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials

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Affiliations

Department of Chemistry Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University Hubei Key Laboratory on Organic and Polymeric Optoelectronic Materials Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 P. R. China

School of Instrument Science and Opto‐electronic Engineering Hefei University of Technology Hefei 230009 P. R. China

Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials College of Materials Science and Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 P. R. China

Central Laboratory Scientific Research Department Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University Wuhan 430060 P. R. China

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China

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