Ultra-Deep-Blue Aggregation-Induced Delayed Fluorescence Emitters: Achieving Nearly 16% EQE in Solution-Processed Nondoped and Doped OLEDs with CIEy < 0.1 |
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Authors: | Hyung Jong Kim Hyunchul Kang Ji-Eun Jeong Su Hong Park Chang Woo Koh Chai Won Kim Han Young Woo Min Ju Cho Sungnam Park Dong Hoon Choi |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Chemistry, Research Institute for Natural Sciences, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 02841 Republic of Korea;2. Department of Chemistry, Research Institute for Natural Sciences, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 02841 Republic of Korea Center for Advanced Specialty Chemicals, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Ulsan, 44412 Republic of Korea |
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Abstract: | Ultra-deep-blue aggregation-induced delayed fluorescence (AIDF) emitters (TB-tCz and TB-tPCz) bearing organoboron-based cores as acceptors and 3,6-substituted carbazoles as donors are presented. The thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) properties of the two emitters are confirmed by theoretical calculations and time-resolved photoluminescence experiments. TB-tCz and TB-tPCz exhibit fast reverse intersystem crossing rate constants owing to efficient spin–orbit coupling between the singlet and triplet states. When applied in solution-processed organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), the TB-tCz- and TB-tPCz-based nondoped devices exhibit ultra-deep-blue emissions of 416–428 nm and high color purity owing to their narrow bandwidths of 42.2–44.4 nm, corresponding to the Commission International de l´Eclairage color coordinates of (x = 0.16–0.17, y = 0.05–0.06). They show a maximum external quantum efficiency (EQEmax) of 8.21% and 15.8%, respectively, exhibiting an unprecedented high performance in solution-processed deep-blue TADF-OLEDs. Furthermore, both emitters exhibit excellent device performances (EQEmax = 14.1–15.9%) and color purity in solution-processed doped OLEDs. The current study provides an AIDF emitter design strategy to implement high-efficiency deep-blue OLEDs in the future. |
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Keywords: | aggregation-induced emission nondoped organic light emitting diodes solution processes thermally activated delayed fluorescence ultra-deep-blue emitters |
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