1. Solution-processable through-space charge-transfer emitters via solubilizing groups modification.
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Zheng, Qi, Wang, Xue-Qi, Qu, Yang-Kun, Xie, Guohua, Liao, Liang-Sheng, and Jiang, Zuo-Quan
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DELAYED fluorescence ,SPACE charge ,LIGHT emitting diodes ,ORGANIC light emitting diodes ,QUANTUM efficiency ,CHARGE transfer - Abstract
The solubility of luminescent materials is a key parameter to improve the electroluminescent performances of solution-processed organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). The through-space charge transfer (TSCT) materials provide an alternative to introduce the solubilizing groups (SGs) to the linker. Herein, the tert-butyl and n-hexyl groups are introduced as SGs at C7 positions of spiro structure, named C6-DMB and tBu-DMB, away from the acceptor. This has no influence on the photophysical properties of the parent TSCT molecule. Highly efficient solution-processed OLEDs were demonstrated with the maximum external quantum efficiencies of 21.0% and 21.7%, respectively. To the best of our knowledge, these are champions in the state-of-the-art solution-processed OLEDs with TSCT emitters. This work confirmed our conjecture of constructing highly efficient soluble emitters by transforming an outstanding TSCT material from thermal evaporation to solution-processed OLEDs with SGs simply integrated on the 'bridge' linker. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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