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  • Organic electronics
  • Photophysics
  • Materials science

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  • Organic room temperature afterglow (ORTA) involves triplet excited states, susceptible to quenching by oxygen and vibrations.
  • Solid-phase systems offer protection for triplet excitons by restricting molecular motion and oxygen access.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review strategies for achieving ORTA in solid-phase systems.
  • To highlight the potential applications of ORTA materials.

Main Methods:

  • Crystallization techniques
  • Polymer host-guest doping
  • Small molecule host-guest doping

Main Results:

  • Solid-phase systems facilitate radiative decay of triplet states, leading to enhanced luminescence.
  • ORTA materials demonstrate responsiveness to light, mechanical, and solvent stimuli.
  • Diverse strategies like crystallization and doping are effective for creating ORTA solid-state systems.

Conclusions:

  • Solid-phase systems are crucial for stable organic room temperature afterglow.
  • ORTA materials exhibit significant potential in light sensing, bio-imaging, and information security.