Full-Color, Narrowband, and High-Efficiency Electroluminescence from Boron and Carbazole Embedded Polycyclic Heteroaromatics

Minlang Yang, Inseob Park, Takuma Yasuda

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Abstract

Herein, we demonstrate that the strategic implementation of electron-accepting tricoordinate boron and electron-donating carbazole subunits into polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) produces a family of attractive full-color luminophores that can emit narrowband and efficient thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF). A versatile modular design for these boron- and carbazole-embedded PAHs can facilitate the systematic modulation of their photophysical and optoelectronic properties. Organic light-emitting diodes that utilize these PAHs as TADF emitters demonstrate narrowband electroluminescence from blue to red, achieving high maximum external quantum efficiencies of 29.3%, 31.8%, and 22.0% for blue, green, and red, respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)19468-19472
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume142
Issue number46
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 18 2020

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Catalysis
  • Chemistry(all)
  • Biochemistry
  • Colloid and Surface Chemistry

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