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Efficient persistent afterglow modulation using extended Indolo[2,3-a]carbazoles with six-membered rings in a polymer
Yu Lang1, Jiahui Sun1, Mengyao Jiang1
1School of Chemistry, South China Normal University Guangzhou 510006 PR China zhoujd@scnu.edu.cn shg73@163.com liucong_011@163.com.
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Organic persistent afterglow materials exhibit tremendous promise for applications in optoelectronic displays, anti-counterfeiting, and information encryption. Here, we introduce a structural modulation strategy in which a flexible cyclohexyl or rigid phenyl substituent is added to a 11,12-dihydroindolo[2,3-a]carbazole (ICz) scaffold, namely HICz and BICz, respectively, to precisely manipulate the (hybrid) afterglow emission, with a long lifetime and high efficiency in a melamine-formaldehyde (MF) polymer matrix. Flexible HICz promotes reverse intersystem crossing (RISC) for hybrid afterglow, whereas rigid BICz enlarges singlet-triplet energy gaps (ΔE ST), consequently driving the ISC process for pure phosphorescence afterglow, featuring an ultralong lifetime of 3.05 s and an impressive phosphorescence quantum yield of 17.59%. The afterglow duration for BICz-MF film exceeds 30 s in an ambient environment, substantially outperforming conventional ICz systems. Furthermore, a triplet-sensitized Förster resonance energy transfer (TS-FRET) strategy enables multicolor afterglow for optical encryption. This study establishes a generalizable molecular design principle for high-efficiency and long-afterglow organic materials.
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