Mesogenic Groups Control the Emitter Orientation in Multi-Resonance TADF Emitter Films.

ABSTRACT: The use of thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) emitters and emitters that show preferential horizontal orientation of their transition dipole moment (TDM) are two emerging strategies to enhance the efficiency of OLEDs. We present the first example of a liquid crystalline multi-resonance TADF (MR-TADF) emitter, DiKTa-LC. The compound possesses a nematic liquid crystalline phase between 80 °C and 110 °C. Importantly, the TDM of the spin-coated film shows preferential horizontal orientation, with an anisotropy factor, a, of 0.28, which is preserved in doped poly(vinylcarbazole) films. Green-emitting (λ_EL =492 nm) solution-processed OLEDs based on DiKTa-LC showed an EQE_max of 13.6 %. We thus demonstrate for the first time how self-assembly of a liquid crystall

SUBMITTER: Chen D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10947294 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature