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Published on: November 16, 2018
High-Performance Solution Processable Red TADF-OLED with External Quantum Efficiency Exceeding 28% Using a
Xiaolong Liu1, Lei Hua1, Xiaoyi Lai1
1School of Materials Science & Engineering, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Photovoltaic Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Light-Electricity-Heat Energy-Converting Materials and Applications, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, P. R. China.
Researchers developed a novel red emitter, PBCNT, overcoming energy-gap law limitations for efficient organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). This breakthrough enables high-performance, solution-processed red OLEDs with record external quantum efficiency.
Area of Science:
- Materials Science
- Organic Electronics
- Photophysics
Background:
- High-efficiency soluble red emitters are crucial for advanced displays and lighting.
- The energy-gap law poses significant challenges for achieving efficient red thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) emitters.
- Developing emitters that overcome these limitations is essential for next-generation optoelectronic devices.
Purpose of the Study:
- To design and synthesize a novel asymmetric pyrene-azaacene derivative (PBCNT) for efficient red emission.
- To investigate the photophysical properties and TADF characteristics of PBCNT.
- To fabricate and optimize a solution-processed organic light-emitting diode (OLED) utilizing PBCNT and evaluate its performance.
Main Methods:
- Synthesis and characterization of the asymmetric pyrene-azaacene derivative (PBCNT).
- Photoluminescence spectroscopy to determine emission characteristics and TADF properties.
- Fabrication of solution-processed OLED devices using PBCNT as the emitter and a multi-resonance TADF molecule as the host.
- Device performance testing to measure external quantum efficiency (EQE) and emission spectra.
Main Results:
- PBCNT exhibits intense red emission (λpeak = 664 nm in solution) and clear TADF characteristics in the solid state (ΔEST = 0.04 eV).
- A solution-processed OLED incorporating PBCNT achieved a record maximum EQE of 28.5% with red electroluminescence (λpeak = 608 nm).
- High performance was attributed to effective Förster energy transfer, horizontal dipole orientation, and controlled host-dopant interactions.
Conclusions:
- The developed PBCNT emitter offers a promising strategy for efficient red TADF, circumventing energy-gap law constraints.
- This work establishes a new benchmark for solution-processed red TADF OLEDs with emission > 600 nm.
- The findings pave the way for developing advanced red emitters for high-performance optoelectronic applications.
