Mesogen-jacketed liquid crystalline polymers: from molecular design to polymer light-emitting diode applications

Abstract

This critical review covers the recent progress in the chemical structure design and light-emitting performance evaluation of electroluminescent mesogen-jacketed liquid crystalline polymers (MJLCPs). By applying the concept of MJLCPs, two main chromophoric building units, electron-transporting and hole-transporting units with large steric hindrance, are attached to the backbones solely or together. We highlight the structure–properties–performance relationships of electroluminescent MJLCPs. Device performances can be enhanced by the “jacketing effect”, which inhibits the aggregation of conjugated structures, fluorescence quenching, and excimer formation.