聚集诱导延迟荧光材料及器件研究进展

;热活化延迟荧光(TADF)材料无需贵金属参与即可实现单线态和三线态激子的全利用,成为了有机电致发光的研究热点.但是目前大部分TADF材料都表现出严重聚积诱导发光猝灭现象,这对其应用和发展不利.聚集诱导延迟荧光材料作为一种新型TADF材料,具有独特的聚集诱导荧光增强现象引起科研工作者极大兴趣.基于聚集诱导延迟荧光材料分...     

聚合物热激活延迟荧光材料的分子设计与器件性能

聚合物热激活延迟荧光(TADF)材料应用于有机发光二极管(OLEDs)中以来,取得了飞速发展,迄今为止已经报道了多种不同分子结构及性能优异的聚合物TADF发光材料.它们具有不含重金属的化学结构、100%的理论内量子效率和易于通过溶液加工进行大面积制造的优势.本文从分子结构和发光颜色2个角度总结了不同结构TADF聚合物的研究进展,重点介绍了我们课题组在长链型TADF聚合物设计与OLEDs器件性能方面的研究工作,探究TADF聚合物颜色调控与效率提升的途径,论述了TADF聚合物存在的问题与未来发展.     

有机电致发光器件中的双极性蓝光荧光材料

双极性蓝光荧光材料因其双极传输特性和发光特性,为有机电致发光器件性能提升及结构简化提供了新途径。大多数双极性蓝光荧光材料在结构上符合电子给体-π桥-电子受体(D-π-A),根据电子受体单元,本文将其分为二苯磷/磺酰类、二米基硼类、五元杂环类、六元氮杂环类等,讨论了各类材料结构特点及在器件中的应用性能,对非D-π-A型材料也进行了总结。同时,介绍了热活化延迟荧光特性的双极性蓝光荧光材料的进展情况。最后,对双极性蓝光荧光材料中存在的问题进行了提炼,并展望了其发展前景。     

具有聚集诱导发光特性的咔唑衍生物的合成及其理化性质研究

以咔唑、亚芴基肼等为原料,通过suzuki反应合成了2个新型咔唑衍生物:N-乙基-3,6-双(亚芴基肼基-5-亚甲基-2-噻吩)咔唑(S1)和N-(亚芴基肼基-4-亚甲基苯基)-3,6-双(亚芴基肼基-5-亚甲基-2-噻吩)咔唑(S2)。用FTIR、1HNMR、元素分析对S1和S2的结构进行表征,并考察其紫外吸收光谱、荧光光谱、电化学行为和热稳定性。结果表明:S1和S2薄膜的最大发射波长分别在637和649nm处,均发射红色荧光,且S1和S2均具有良好的聚集诱导发光(AIE)特性;S1和S2的HOMO能级分别是-5.26和-5.29e V,与正电极(ITO)的功函数(-4.8 e V)相匹配,可有效降低空穴注入能垒,有利于空穴的传输;S1和S2的热分解温度分别是351和360℃,均具有良好的热稳定性。     

具有聚集诱导发光效应的咔唑基三苯乙烯衍生物单体及聚合物

合成了一类新的咔唑基三苯乙烯衍生物单体及其聚合物.利用示差扫描量热法(DSC)、热重分析法(TGA)、紫外可见分光光度法和荧光分光光度法等对单体和聚合物的性能进行了初步的表征.实验结果表明,该单体和聚合物具有较高的玻璃化转变温度(Tg),分别为210℃和229℃;单体和聚合物均具有很高的热稳定性,热失重5%的温度分别为466℃和467℃;单体具有明显的聚集诱导发光性能(AIE),而聚合物则具有聚集诱导增强发光性能(AIEE);所合成的单体和聚合物有望在OLED器件以及化学传感器上得到应用.     

热活化延迟荧光蓝光小分子取代基效应的研究进展

近年来,作为第三代有机发光二极管(organic light-emitting diodes, OLED)发光材料的热活化延迟荧光(thermally activated delayed fluorescence, TADF)材料受到了学术界和产业界的广泛关注. TADF分子由于其单线态与三线态之间的能级差较小,三线态激子可以被环境热活化而通过反系间窜越上转换至单线态,理论上可实现100%的激子利用率,从而使得OLED器件外量子效率显著提高.TADF材料被认为是突破高效稳定有机电致蓝光发射瓶颈的潜在解决方案.一般, TADF分子为含有电子给体(donor, D)和电子受体(acceptor, A)的纯有机推拉电子体系.通过改变给体单元和受体单元的结构、数量和取代基及其位置可以有效调节TADF分子的单线态-三线态能级差、前线轨道分布、聚集态结构、电致发光颜色及其性能.同时取代基在调控给、受体单元的推拉电子能力及TADF材料的分子构型、聚集态结构和稳定性等物化特性方面扮演着非常重要的角色.本综述分别对D-A型和多重共振型TADF蓝光分子的取代基效应进行了综述,以期为高效稳定的蓝光TADF分...     

圆偏振热活化延迟荧光材料及其器件的研究进展

圆偏振热活化延迟荧光材料具有分子结构易修饰、激子利用率高及圆偏振发光等特点,在光学信息存储、3D显示、发光器件和数据加密等领域具有广阔应用前景.利用此类材料作为发光层制备的圆偏振有机发光二极管,能够同时实现高发光不对称因子和理论上达100%的激子利用率,对发展低功耗和高性能有机发光二极管至关重要.近年来,通过不断的分子结构设计与优化,该类材料在有机发光二极管中的电致发光效率不断提高,但是仍然存在不对称因子低及效率滚降严重等问题.基于此,整理了目前已报道的圆偏振热活化延迟荧光化合物,重点讨论了其分子结构设计与光物理性质、圆偏振特性以及电致发光性能的关系规律,并对高性能圆偏振热活化延迟荧光材料的制备及其在有机发光二极管中的应用进行了展望.     

基于三苯胺/二苯砜的热激活延迟荧光材料

通过Suzuki反应合成了三种基于三苯胺/二苯砜的热激活延迟荧光(TADF)材料(1-3),采用紫外-可见(UV-Vis)吸收光谱、时间分辨荧光发射光谱、循环伏安(CV)测试、理论计算、热重分析和差示扫描量热法,系统地研究了三种材料的光物理、电化学、延迟荧光性能和热稳定性.材料1-3均为基于分子内电荷转移(ICT)的双极性分子.三种材料在薄膜中的单线态-三线态能级差分别为0.46、0.39和0.29 eV.荧光量子效率和荧光寿命的测试结果表明,三种材料均能发射延迟荧光,其中材料3具有最佳的延迟荧光性能.材料1-3的最高占有分子轨道(HOMO)能级分别为-4.91、-4.89和-4.89 eV.结合UV-Vis吸收光谱中得到的能隙(E_g)值,我们得到材料1-3的最低未占分子轨道(LUMO)能级,分别为-1.74、-1.89和-1.94 eV.热分析的结果表明,材料1-3具有其较高的热分解温度(T_d,失重5%时的温度),分别为436、387和310 ℃.     

溶液加工型自主体热活化延迟荧光材料的研究进展

十年来,作为第三代有机发光二极管(organic light-emitting diodes, OLED)发光材料的热活化延迟荧光(thermally activated delayed fluorescence, TADF)材料备受学术界和产业界的广泛关注. TADF分子由于单重态与三重态之间的能级差较小,当受到环境热激活时,三重态激子可以通过反系间窜越转化为单重态,从理论上讲,可以实现100%的激子利用率.这一特性使得OLED器件外量子效率显著提高.溶液加工法具有成本低、方法简单、材料利用率高、可大面积生产等优势,是柔性及印刷OLED器件制备工艺的理想候选.具有良好的电荷传输能力的主体材料能有效降低激子密度和促进能量高效传递.利用自主体TADF材料制备的溶液加工型器件能有效平衡载流子传输和提升器件性能,同时在使用过程中可避免相分离,保持薄膜的均匀性和提高器件的稳定性.本综述总结了溶液加工型自主体TADF材料的研究进展.首先介绍了TADF材料的基本原理和研究意义,强调了溶液加工型自主体TADF材料在显示器件和照明器件等方面的应用潜力.然后详细讨论了溶液加工型自主体TADF材料的不同分...     

Quinoline-based aggregation-induced delayed fluorescence materials for highly efficient non-doped organic light-emitting diodes

Three new emitters,namely 10,10'-(quinoline-2,8-diyl)bis(10 H-phenoxazine)(Fene),10,10'-(quinoline-2,8-diyl)bis(10 H-phenothiazine)(Fens) and 10,10'-(quinoline-2,8-diyl)bis(9,9-dimethyl-9,10-dihydroacridine)(Yad),featuring quinoline as a new electron acceptor have been designed and conveniently synthesized.These emitters possessed small singlet-triplet splitting energy(ΔEst) and twisted structures,which not only endowed them show thermally activated delayed fluorescence(TADF)properties but also afforded a remarkable aggregation-induced emission(AIE) feature.Moreover,they also showed aggregation-induced delayed fluorescence(AIDF) property and good photoluminescence(PL) property,which are the ideal emitters for non-doped organic light-emitting diodes(OLEDs).Furthermore,high-performance non-doped OLEDs based on Fene,Fens and Yad were achieved,and excelle nt maximum external quantum efficiencies(EQE_(max)) of 14,9%,13.1% and 17,4%,respectively,were obtained.It was also found that all devices exhibited relatively low turn-on voltages ranging from 3.0 V to3.2 V probably due to their twisted conformation and the AIDF properties.These results demonstrated the quinoline-based emitters could have a promising application in non-doped OLEDs.     

Structural Controls of Tetraphenylbenzene-based AIEgens for Non-doped Deep Blue Organic Light-emitting Diodes

Aggregation-induced emission(AIE)has emerged as a new concept,giving highly efficient solid-state photoluminescence.Particularly,AIE luminogens(AIEgens)with deep blue emission(400–450 nm)have displayed salient advantages for non-doped organic light-emitting diodes(OLEDs).However,deep blue emitters with Commission Internationale de L’Eclairage(CIE)coordinates less than 0.08 are still rare.In this review,we outline the latest achievements in the molecular guidelines based on the AIE core of tetraphenylbenzene(TPB)for developing efficient deep blue AIEgens.We provide insights into the construction of deep blue emitters with high horizontal orientation by regulating the length of the linear molecule.We also discuss the luminescence mechanisms of these AIEgens-based OLEDs by using the magnetic field effects measurements.Finally,a summary of the challenges and perspectives of deep blue AIEgens for non-doped OLEDs is also presented.     

Asymmetric Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Materials Rendering High-performance OLEDs Through both Thermal Evaporation and Solution-processing

Exploring high-efficiency thermally activated delayed fluorescence(TADF) materials is of great importance regarding to organic light-emitting diode(OLED). Herein, we present a design strategy for developing asymmetric TADF materials based on a diphenyl sulfone-phenoxazine structure, resulting in efficient TADF emitters(CzPXZ and t-CzPXZ) with aggregation-induced emission properties, while t-CzPXZ is modified with tert-butyl groups. The two compounds exhibit high solid-state luminescence, efficient TADF, and significantly impressive device performances by both thermal evaporation and solution processing. For an instance, CzPXZ and t-CzPXZ enable the thermally-evaporated OLEDs with high external quantum efficiencies(EQEs) of over 20%. Meanwhile, t-CzPXZ allows the solution-processed device with a high EQE of 16.3% with low-efficiency roll-off, attributing to the enhanced molecular solubility and suppressed excitons quenching through tert-butyl modification on t-CzPXZ. The results reveal that the proposed asymmetric structure is a promising approach for developing high-efficiency TADF materials and OLEDs.     

Molecular engineering on all ortho-linked carbazole/oxadiazole hybrids toward highly-efficient thermally activated delayed fluorescence materials in OLEDs

The highest efficiency thermally activated delayed fluorescence(TADF) emitters in OLEDs are mostly based on twisted donor/acceptor(D/A) type organic molecules.Herein,we report the rational molecular design on twisted all ortho-linked carbazole/oxadiazole(Cz/OXD) hybrids with tunable D-A interactions by adjusting the numbers of donor/acceptor units and electron-donating abilities.Singlet-triplet energy bandgaps(ΔE_(ST)) are facilely tuned from～0.4,0.15 to～0 eV in D-A,D-A-D to A-D-A type compounds.This variation correlates well with triplet-excited-state frontier orbital spatial separation efficiency.NonTADF feature with solid state photoluminescence quantum yield(PLQY)10% is observed in D-A type2 CzOXD and D-A-D type 4 CzOXD.Owing to the extremely low ΔE_(ST) for efficient reverse intersystem crossing,strong TADF with PLQY of 71%-92% is achieved in A-D-A type 4 CzDOXD and 4 tCzDOXD.High external quantum efficiency from 19.4% to 22.6% is achieved in A-D-A typed 4 CzDOXD and 4 tCzDOXD.     

Molecular engineering on all ortho-linked carbazole/oxadiazole hybrids toward highly-efficient thermally activated delayed fluorescence materials in OLEDs

All ortho-linked D-A and D-A-D molecules exhibit non-TADF feature due to broad spatial overlap at triplet excited state for large △E_ST,while A-D-A compounds show strong TADF property owing to efficient spatial separation for small △E_ST.     

Neoteric Advances in Oxygen Bridged Triaryl Boron-based Delayed Fluorescent Materials for Organic Light Emitting Diodes

Since their first demonstration, thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) materials have been emerged as the most promising emitters because of their promising applications in optoelectronics, typified by organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). In which, the rigid oxygen bridged boron acceptor-featured ( DOBNA ) emitters have gained tremendous impetus for OLEDs, which is ascribed to their excellent external quantum efficiency (EQE). However, these materials often displayed severe efficiency roll-off and poor operational stability. Therefore, there needs to be a comprehensive understanding of the aspect of the molecular design and structure-property relationship. To the best of our knowledge, there is no detailed review on the structure-function outlook of DOBNA -based emitters emphasizing the effect of the nature of donor units, their number density, and substitution pattern on the physicochemical properties, excited state dynamics and OLED performance were reported. To fill this gap, herein we presented the recent advancements in DOBNA -based acceptor featured TADF materials by classifying them into several subgroups based on the molecular design i. e. donor-acceptor (D−A), D−A-D, A−D-A, and multi-resonant TADF (MR-TADF) emitters. The detailed design concepts, along with their respective physicochemical and OLED performances were summarized. Finally, the prospective of this class of materials in forthcoming OLED displays is also discussed.     

二咔唑四苯乙烯多功能发光化合物的合成与性能

合成了一种新型的具有压致荧光变色效应的聚集诱导增强发光(PAIE)化合物二咔唑四苯乙烯; 通过核磁共振、质谱和元素分析等手段对其进行了结构表征; 利用紫外吸收光谱、荧光发射光谱、热分析和X射线衍射等手段研究了化合物的基本性能. 实验结果表明, 随着水含量的增加, 该化合物溶液荧光强度增强了171倍, 荧光量子产率提高了100倍, 表现出明显的聚集诱导增强发光效应; 在外界因素作用下该化合物固体样品可实现结晶态与无定形态的相互转变. 结晶态的荧光发射波长为450 nm, 无定形态为480 nm, 相差30 nm, 说明该化合物具有明显的压致荧光变色效应; 将该化合物用于制备发光器件, 未经优化的器件亮度达2438 cd/m², 电流效率为2.87 cd/A, 流明效率为1.81 lm/W. 该化合物是一种多功能材料.     

Merging Boron and Carbonyl based MR-TADF Emitter Designs to Achieve High Performance Pure Blue OLEDs**

Multiresonant thermally activated delayed fluorescence (MR-TADF) compounds are attractive as emitters for organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) as they can simultaneously harvest both singlet and triplet excitons to produce light in the device and show very narrow emission spectra, which translates to excellent color purity. Here, we report the first example of an MR-TADF emitter (DOBDiKTa) that fuses together fragments from the two major classes of MR-TADF compounds, those containing boron (DOBNA) and those containing carbonyl groups (DiKTa) as acceptor fragments in the MR-TADF skeleton. The resulting molecular design, this compound shows desirable narrowband pure blue emission and efficient TADF character. The co-host OLED with DOBDiKTa as the emitter showed a maximum external quantum efficiency (EQE_max) of 17.4 %, an efficiency roll-off of 32 % at 100 cd m⁻², and Commission Internationale de l’Éclairage (CIE) coordinates of (0.14, 0.12). Compared to DOBNA and DiKTa, DOBDiKTa shows higher device efficiency with reduced efficiency roll-off while maintaining a high color purity, which demonstrates the promise of the proposed molecular design.     

Nonbonding/Bonding Molecular Orbital Regulation of Nitrogen-Boron-Oxygen-embedded Blue/Green Multiresonant TADF Emitters with High Efficiency and Color Purity

In this study, we synthesized and characterized multiresonant thermally activated delayed fluorescent (TADF) materials embedded with nitrogen-boron-oxygen (N−B−O), exhibiting color-tunability between blue and green, namely NBO , m-DiNBO , and p-DiNBO . The three emitter materials showed a high photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) and a state-of-the-art narrow full width at half maximum (FWHM) of 96 %/25 nm, 87 %/17 nm, and 99 %/19 nm, respectively. For m-DiNBO and p-DiNBO , the emission color could be tuned from blue to green by regulating the nonbonding/bonding molecular orbital characters. Owing to the expanded planar molecular structure, m-DiNBO and p-DiNBO showed high horizontal dipole ratio (Θ) of 88 % and 92 %, respectively. OLEDs were prepared with NBO , m-DiNBO , and p-DiNBO , exhibiting high external quantum efficiencies of 16.8 %, 24.2 %, and 21.6 %, respectively. NBO and m-DiNBO exhibited pure-blue emission with CIE coordinates of (0.137, 0.142) and (0.126, 0.098), respectively. p-DiNBO showed pure-green emission with a CIE coordinate of (0.258, 0.665).