Issue 21, 2020

Simultaneous realization of high-efficiency, low-drive voltage, and long lifetime TADF OLEDs by multifunctional hole-transporters

Abstract

Although organic light emitting devices (OLEDs) based on thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) have already achieved impressively high external quantum efficiency (ηext) of over 35%, their operation lifetime still needs to be improved for practical applications. In this study, we developed a molecular design for fabricating high triplet energy (ET = 2.7 eV) multifunctional hole-transport layers (HTLs) based on a hexaphenylbenzene skeleton to realize record-breaking efficient and stable TADF OLEDs. By using a dibenzofuran-end-capped HTL named 4DBFHPB, we could successfully develop a highly efficient, low-drive voltage, and stable green TADF OLED exhibiting an ηext of 19.2% and operation lifetime (LT50) of ∼24 000 h at an initial luminance of 1000 cd m−2. The drive voltage at 1000 cd m−2 was recorded to be 4.07 V. We also developed a sky-blue TADF OLED exhibiting an ηext of 21.5% and LT50 of ∼1700 h at an initial luminance of 500 cd m−2. The developed designs demonstrate record-breaking performances among the existing TADF OLEDs.

Graphical abstract: Simultaneous realization of high-efficiency, low-drive voltage, and long lifetime TADF OLEDs by multifunctional hole-transporters

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
18 Jän 2020
Accepted
14 Apr 2020
First published
01 Mai 2020

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020,8, 7200-7210

Author version available

Simultaneous realization of high-efficiency, low-drive voltage, and long lifetime TADF OLEDs by multifunctional hole-transporters

T. Kamata, H. Sasabe, N. Ito, Y. Sukegawa, A. Arai, T. Chiba, D. Yokoyama and J. Kido, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020, 8, 7200 DOI: 10.1039/D0TC00330A

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