Issue 12, 2023

Dynamic bond interactions fine-tune the properties of multiple resonance emitters towards highly efficient narrowband green OLEDs

Abstract

Multiple resonance (MR) molecules based on a B/N polycyclic aromatic framework are the cutting-edge materials in the field of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) owing to their superb photophysical properties. Tailoring the MR molecular framework with various functional groups toward ideal properties has become an emerging topic in the field of materials chemistry. Dynamic bond interactions are versatile and powerful tools in regulating the properties of materials. Herein, the pyridine moiety, which presents high affinity to form dynamic bond interactions such as hydrogen bonds and N→B dative bonds, was introduced into the MR framework for the first time, and the designed emitters are synthesized in a feasible way. The introduction of the pyridine moiety not only maintained the conventional MR properties of the emitters, but also endowed the emitters with tunable emission spectra, narrowed emission, enhanced photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY), and intriguing supramolecular assembly in the solid state. Thanks to the overall superior properties brought by the hydrogen-bond promoted molecular rigidity, green OLEDs based on the emitter exhibit excellent device performance with external quantum efficiency (EQE) up to 38% and a small FWHM of 26 nm, together with good roll-off performance.

Graphical abstract: Dynamic bond interactions fine-tune the properties of multiple resonance emitters towards highly efficient narrowband green OLEDs

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Article information

Article type
Edge Article
Submitted
14 jan 2023
Accepted
28 feb 2023
First published
28 feb 2023
This article is Open Access

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

Chem. Sci., 2023,14, 3326-3331

Dynamic bond interactions fine-tune the properties of multiple resonance emitters towards highly efficient narrowband green OLEDs

Y. Zou, M. Yu, J. Miao, T. Huang, S. Liao, X. Cao and C. Yang, Chem. Sci., 2023, 14, 3326 DOI: 10.1039/D3SC00246B

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