Issue 31, 2022

NIR TADF emitters and OLEDs: challenges, progress, and perspectives

Abstract

Near-infrared (NIR) light-emitting materials show excellent potential applications in the fields of military technology, bioimaging, optical communication, organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), etc. Recently, thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) emitters have made historic developments in the field of OLEDs. These metal-free materials are more attractive because of efficient reverse intersystem crossing processes which result in promising high efficiencies in OLEDs. However, the development of NIR TADF emitters has progressed at a relatively slower pace which could be ascribed to the difficult promotion of external quantum efficiencies. Thus, increasing attention has been paid to NIR TADF emitters. In this review, the recent progress of NIR TADF emitters has been summarized along with their molecular design strategies and photophysical properties, as well as electroluminescence performance data of their OLEDs, respectively.

Graphical abstract: NIR TADF emitters and OLEDs: challenges, progress, and perspectives

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
19 4 2022
Accepted
09 7 2022
First published
11 7 2022
This article is Open Access

All publication charges for this article have been paid for by the Royal Society of Chemistry
Creative Commons BY license

Chem. Sci., 2022,13, 8906-8923

NIR TADF emitters and OLEDs: challenges, progress, and perspectives

Y. Xiao, H. Wang, Z. Xie, M. Shen, R. Huang, Y. Miao, G. Liu, T. Yu and W. Huang, Chem. Sci., 2022, 13, 8906 DOI: 10.1039/D2SC02201J

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