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Asymmetric donor–acceptor–host red thermally activated delayed fluorescent emitter for high-efficiency organic light emitting diodes

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J. Mater. Chem. C, 2023, 11, 9348
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Rational design of orange-red iridium(iii) complexes by an isomer engineering strategy for improved performance of white organic light-emitting diodes

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Elucidating the non-radiative losses encountered in intramolecular charge transfer compounds with benzodithiophene-4,8-dione acceptors

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Efficient thermally activated delayed fluorophores featuring multi-donor arms and a π-extended acceptor core

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The influence of nitrogen doping of the acceptor in orange-red thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitters and OLEDs

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J. Mater. Chem. C, 2023, 11, 12174
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Strategic modification of the quinoxaline acceptor to induce broad-range orange to red thermally activated delayed fluorescence

Sagar Nanaware, Zheng Ren, Gokul Ganesan, Dong-Ying Zhou, Yafei Wang, Liang-Sheng Liao, Shantaram Kothavale and Atul Chaskar

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2026, 14, 1413
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Efficient thermally activated delayed fluorescent emitter based on a spiro-type benzo[b]acridine donor and a benzophenone acceptor

Xiangan Song, Zhangshan Liu, Mengyao Lu, Shengnan Zou, Fengyun Guo, Shiyong Gao, Zujin Zhao, Ben Zhong Tang and Yong Zhang

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2022, 10, 17550
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Pyrazino[2,3-f][1,10]phenanthroline-based color-tunable thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitters with AIE characteristics for high-efficiency organic light-emitting diodes

Pratima Yadav, Sunil Madagyal, Aniket Chaudhari, Gokul Ganesan, Guan-Yu Su, Yi-Ting Chen, Prabhakar Chetti, Chih-Hao Chang, Shantaram Kothavale and Atul Chaskar

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, 12, 6297
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Highly efficient deep-red to near-infrared thermally activated delayed fluorescence organic light-emitting diodes using a 2,3-bis(4-cyanophenyl)quinoxaline-6,7-dicarbonitrile acceptor

Shantaram Kothavale, Kiun Cheong, Seung Chan Kim, Seong-Jun Yoon and Jun Yeob Lee

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, 12, 14037
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Site-specific effects of weak electron-donating/withdrawing groups on the optoelectronic properties of carbonyl/nitrogen MR-TADF emitters

Shangru Li, Qiao-Er Wu, Yan-Li Lian, Jia-Xiong Chen, Xiao-Long Liu, Longjiang Xing, Jia-Ming Jin, Yao-Zu Su, Hui Liang, Ruicheng Wang, Fan Zheng, Lin-Na Qi, Shaomin Ji, Wen-Cheng Chen, Yanping Huo and Hao-Li Zhang

Journal of Molecular Structure, 2025, 1342, 142695
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“Molecular Designs Featuring Cyanobenzene-Decorated Phenazine Acceptor Units for the Highly Efficient Deep-Red Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescent Emitters”

Sunil Madagyal, Arindam Paul, Fong-Yu Yang, Chi-Hao Huang, Pankaj Verma, Prabhakar Chetti, Chih-Hao Chang, Shantaram Kothavale and Atul Chaskar

ACS Appl. Opt. Mater., 2024, 2, 2248
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Developing Red and Near-Infrared Delayed Fluorescence Emission in Nitrogen-Substituted Donor–Acceptor Polycyclic Hydrocarbon OLED Emitters: A Theoretical Study

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A Donor‐π‐Acceptor Type Red Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Emitter Featuring Spiro as the Bridge Exhibiting Aggregation‐Induced Emission Activity and Outstanding Efficiencies in Organic Light‐Emitting Diodes

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Advanced Optical Materials, 2023, 11
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A Direct Arylation Approach toward Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence-Active Benzo[c][1,2,5]thiadiazole Emitters for Near-Infrared Solution-Processed OLEDs

Sonny Brebels, Emma V. Puttock, Tom Cardeynaels, Kamile Bareikaite, Lucy A. Weatherill, Melissa Van Landeghem, Huguette Penxten, Andrew Danos, Koen Vandewal, Andrew P. Monkman, Benoît Champagne and Wouter Maes

ACS Appl. Opt. Mater., 2025, 3, 2583
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Strategic molecular design of efficient solution- and vacuum-processable deep-red thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitters featuring remarkable color saturation

Shantaram Kothavale, Rajendra Kumar Konidena, Won Jae Chung, Unhyeok Jo, Songkun Zeng, Yafei Wang and Jun Yeob Lee

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 496, 154048
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Solution‐Processed Pure Red TADF Organic Light‐Emitting Diodes With High External Quantum Efficiency and Saturated Red Emission Color

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The Golden Age of Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Materials: Design and Exploitation

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Isomer engineering for red thermally activated delayed fluorescence molecules: Luminescence mechanism study and rational molecular design

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Chemical Physics Letters, 2023, 833, 140937
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Positional isomeric effect: A simple and feasible strategy for constructing efficient red TADF materials

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Donor impact on photophysical and electrochemical performance of 1,10-phenanthroline-based thermally-activated delayed fluorescence emitters

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Synthesis and Photophysical Properties of Bipolar Compound: Triphenylamine/Diazafluorene-Carbazole

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Deep‐Red Thermally Activated Delayed‐Fluorescence Emitters with Nearly 100% Horizontal Emitting‐Dipole‐Orientation Ratios Using a Dibenzo[a,c]phenazine‐11,12‐dicarbonitrile Acceptor

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Advanced Optical Materials, 2025, 13
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