Issue 42, 2020

Progress on ultraviolet organic electroluminescence and lasing

Abstract

Ultraviolet (UV) organic optoelectronic devices have attracted extensive research owing to their great potential in variety of applications such as biological and chemical sensing, excitation light sources, high-density information storage, and optoelectronic circuits. This review focusses on UV organic light-emitting diodes and organic solid-state lasers, and covers their recent development from organic chromophores and device configuration to practical applications. Firstly, materials with efficient short-wavelength emission are summarized with an emphasis on the characteristics of their structures. Subsequently, we outline the device architectures used for increasing the efficiency and performance of the devices. Finally, we discuss the progress and challenges of using UV OLEDs and organic solid-state lasers as excitation sources in emerging applications and hope this can help stimulate the exploitation of UV light sources in more applications in future.

Graphical abstract: Progress on ultraviolet organic electroluminescence and lasing

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
31 jul. 2020
Accepted
15 sep. 2020
First published
29 sep. 2020

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020,8, 14665-14694

Progress on ultraviolet organic electroluminescence and lasing

M. Chen, Y. Liao, Y. Lin, T. Xu, W. Lan, B. Wei, Y. Yuan, D. Li and X. Zhang, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020, 8, 14665 DOI: 10.1039/D0TC03631E

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