Issue 13, 2025

Towards an efficient delayed fluorescence mechanism from charge transfer and local transitions. The role of heavy halide atoms

Abstract

Finding organic nanostructures exhibiting luminescent behavior is a relevant issue in the development of functional molecules. In this context, the possibility of incorporating them into the architecture of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) devices has been investigated to improve their efficiency and photophysical stability for predicting the suitability of the emissive material. Herein, we unraveled the excitation mechanism and the role of the coupling constant in an uncommon planar structure. Intersystem crossing (ISC) represents a necessary process, so understanding the rate constant allows assessment of the suitability of a material. We calculated the ISC and reverse rates for hexamethylazatriangulene-triazine HMAT-TRZ (1a) and its functionalization with an iodide-atoms counterpart HMAT-TRZ-I2 (1b), thereby uncovering the role of the heavy atoms. Our results account for moderate singlet–triplet gaps, ΔEST (0.1–0.2 eV). Moreover, HMAT-TRZ-I2 enhanced the spin–orbit parameter, which accounted for ISC rates at the μs scale, and thus improved their luminescent characteristics. Calculations were conducted using time-dependent density functional theory, with the PBE0-D3 level providing an accurate response for the large molecules studied herein.

Graphical abstract: Towards an efficient delayed fluorescence mechanism from charge transfer and local transitions. The role of heavy halide atoms

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
18 Nov 2024
Accepted
21 Feb 2025
First published
06 Mar 2025

New J. Chem., 2025,49, 5240-5247

Towards an efficient delayed fluorescence mechanism from charge transfer and local transitions. The role of heavy halide atoms

M. Rojas-Poblete, R. Guajardo-Maturana, P. Cantero-López and A. Muñoz-Castro, New J. Chem., 2025, 49, 5240 DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ04975F

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