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  • Organic Electronics
  • Photophysics

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  • Organic afterglow materials show promise but typically have short luminescence lifetimes (milliseconds to seconds).
  • Achieving long persistent luminescence (LPL) for hours or days in purely organic systems has been a significant challenge.
  • Recent advancements, particularly in polymer-based LPL materials since 2017, have shown rapid progress.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To systematically review design strategies for long persistent luminescence (LPL) polymers.
  • To summarize current applications of LPL polymers.
  • To highlight the importance of energy level alignment and charge separation in exciplex polymers for LPL properties.

Main Methods:

  • Review of literature on organic afterglow and LPL materials.
  • Analysis of structure-property relationships in exciplex polymers.
  • Compilation of recent advancements in polymer design for LPL.

Main Results:

  • Purely organic LPL materials now exist with lifetimes exceeding an hour.
  • Polymer-based LPL materials have seen significant development, driven by tailored donor and acceptor structures.
  • Energy level alignment and charge separation are key factors in achieving desired LPL properties.

Conclusions:

  • Well-designed exciplex polymers offer a promising route to achieving long persistent luminescence.
  • LPL polymers are advancing applications in areas like optical anti-counterfeiting, night-time illumination, and smart textiles.
  • Continued research into organic donor-acceptor structures is crucial for further enhancing LPL material performance.