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  • Materials Science
  • Organic Electronics
  • Photophysics

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  • Developing high-performance circularly polarized room-temperature phosphorescent (CPRTP) materials remains a significant challenge.
  • Existing materials often lack practicality, scalability, or stability for widespread applications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To create easy-to-scale, high-performance organic CPRTP materials with tunable properties and enhanced stability.
  • To explore the use of cyanoethyl cellulose (CEC) as a matrix for developing advanced phosphorescent materials.

Main Methods:

  • A simple blending process was employed using cyanoethyl cellulose (CEC) as a matrix for various aromatic molecules.
  • The interaction between cyano and hydroxyl groups in CEC and aromatic molecules was utilized to restrict mobility and suppress nonradiative transitions.
  • Standard polymer processing techniques were used to fabricate flexible films and 3D objects.

Main Results:

  • Achieved full-color emission (blue to red) with tunable responsiveness and circularly polarized luminescence.
  • Materials exhibited high photoluminescence (40.0%) and phosphorescence (13.3%) quantum yields.
  • Demonstrated excellent water resistance and stability, retaining performance after 120 days in aqueous solutions.
  • Fabricated large-area flexible films and 3D objects with good mechanical properties.

Conclusions:

  • The developed CPRTP materials are highly stable, flexible, water-resistant, and easy to process, overcoming key limitations in the field.
  • The cyanoethyl cellulose matrix effectively enhances phosphorescence performance through specific intermolecular interactions.
  • These materials show significant potential for applications in displays, anticounterfeiting, and information encryption.