High-efficiency red thermally activated delayed fluorescence molecule is developed.
The introduction of cyano groups accelerates reverse intersystem crossing process.
Red organic light-emitting diodes with state-of-the-art efficiencies are achieved.
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Jiang R., Qiu N., Li J., et al., (2023). Efficient red delayed fluorescence molecule based on cyano-substituted 11,12-diphenyldibenzo[a,c]phenazine acceptor for high-performance organic light-emitting diodes. The Innovation Materials 1(1), 100012. https://doi.org/10.59717/j.xinn-mater.2023.100012 |
Molecular and crystal structures
Calculated frontier orbital distributions and energy levels of the molecules
Photophysical properties of the molecules
Horizontal dipole orientation and simulated dipole moment vector of the molecules
Electroluminescence performance of the molecules in doped OLEDs with CBP host