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Molecular design and synthetic pathways for chiral/achiral TADF and HLCT emitters in the near-infrared region: recent progress and future perspectives

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An HLCT/HLCT–AIE-enabled donor–acceptor system through a locking and unlocking strategy and its versatile applications

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J. Mater. Chem. C, 2026, 14, 5879
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Imidazo[1,5-a]pyridine–benzilimidazole conjugated (donor–π–acceptor) greenish-yellow fluorophores and their applications in white light-emitting diodes, acidochromism and anticounterfeiting

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J. Mater. Chem. C, 2025, 13, 10413
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Unveiling the multifunctional properties of dicyanoisophorone derivatives: from white OLEDs and picric acid sensing to nonlinear optics

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Realizing high efficiency pure blue electroluminescence based on indolocarbazole-anthracene-oxadiazole hybrid via “hot exciton” channel

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Twisted Acceptor Core Molecular Design with Phenoxazine and Phenothiazine Donors Enabled Yellow Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescent Emitters/Sensitizers for Long-Lifetime Solution-Processed Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Exceeding 31% External Quantum Efficiency

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Chem. Mater., 2024
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Design of Efficient Benzosilole Derivatives for Tuning High‐Performance HLCT OLEDs

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Theoretical study on molecular design and optoelectronic properties of HLCT states based on naphthalenebis[2,3-d]thiadiazole emission centers

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Donor configuration modulation strategy for A-D-π-D-A type red thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitters towards efficient solution-processed OLEDs

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Molecular Engineering of Emitters Toward Synergistic Hot‐Exciton Harvesting and Light Outcoupling for High‐Efficiency OLEDs

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Selenium-Containing Multi-Resonance Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Host Material for Green and Red Phosphorescent OLEDs

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Efficient Deep‐Blue Fluorescent OLEDs Based on a D–π–A Emitter Profiting From Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonds and a Hybridized Excited State

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Donor–Aniline–Thiophene–Acceptor Emitters: Controlling Charge Transfer and Luminescence Efficiency Through Acceptor Variation

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A Novel Locked‑Donor‐Based MR‐TADF Emitter for Highly Efficient and Pure‐Green OLEDs

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Designing a Deep Blue Emitter by Disrupting Phenanthroimidazole Conjugation for Non‐Doped OLEDs with an External Quantum Efficiency > 13%

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