A Multiple Resonance Emitter Integrating Para-B-π-B′/Meta-N-π-N Pattern via an Unembedded Organoboron Decoration for Both High-Efficiency Solution- and Vacuum-Processed OLEDs

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Abstract

Multiple resonance (MR)-type thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) emitters have promising prospects for high-color-purity organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), but they are seldom attempted in the fabrication of solution-processed devices. In addition, another issue with MR-TADF emitters is that their heteroatom patterns are very limited, hampering their diversity. Herein, a novel double boron (B)-containing MR-TADF paradigm that merges an unembedded organoboron unit and a B-embedded π-fused MR framework into one system, furnishing a unique para-B-π-B′/meta-N (nitrogen)-π-N molecular pattern is proposed. Based on this, a proof-of-concept molecule, BNB′-1, is developed, simultaneously achieving a bright sharp emission peaking at 540 nm with a full width at half maximum (FWHM) of only 24.5 nm/98 meV, a nearly unity photoluminescence quantum yield and excellent organic solubility. A solution-processed OLED using BNB′-1 emitter delivers an impressive external quantum efficiency (EQE) as high as 36.2% with an emissive FWHM of only 30.0 nm/0.13 eV at ≈540 nm; both parameters set new records among the ever-reported solution-processed MR-OLEDs. Moreover, BNB′-1 also obtains a superhigh EQE of 40.3% in vacuum-processed OLEDs, surpassing all MR-OLEDs in the similar emission region. This work provides an interesting solution to develop high-performance solution-processable MR-TADF emitters with diverse heteroatom patterns.

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Wang, H., Fan, X. C., Chen, J. X., Cheng, Y. C., Zhang, X., Wu, H., … Zhang, X. H. (2023). A Multiple Resonance Emitter Integrating Para-B-π-B′/Meta-N-π-N Pattern via an Unembedded Organoboron Decoration for Both High-Efficiency Solution- and Vacuum-Processed OLEDs. Advanced Functional Materials, 33(47). https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202306394

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