Efficient Red Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Emitters Based on a Dibenzonitrile-Substituted Dipyrido[3,2-a:2′,3′-c]phenazine Acceptor
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
3. Materials and Methods
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Sample Availability
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Compound | λabs [nm] a | λem [nm] b | τp/τd [ns]/[μs] c | Φp/Φd [%] d | ΦPL [%] e | kr,S/kRISC [107 s−1] f |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3,6_R | 355/480 | 571/613 | 20/1.04 | 72/14 | 86 | 3.6/0.067 |
Devices | Von [V] a | λEL [nm] b | Lmax [cd m−2] c | CE [cd A−1] d | PE [lm W−1] e | EQE [%] f | CIE (x,y) g |
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A | 4.0 | 619 | 9382 | 15.3/5.5/1.9 | 12.0/8.7/4.5 | 12.0/6.6/3.5 | (0.62, 0.38) |
B | 4.0 | 629 | 12100 | 7.4/2.1/1.4 | 5.8/3.6/3.2 | 7.1/3.2/3.0 | (0.64, 0.36) |
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He, L.; Zeng, X.; Ning, W.; Ying, A.; Luo, Y.; Gong, S. Efficient Red Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Emitters Based on a Dibenzonitrile-Substituted Dipyrido[3,2-a:2′,3′-c]phenazine Acceptor. Molecules 2021, 26, 2427. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26092427
He L, Zeng X, Ning W, Ying A, Luo Y, Gong S. Efficient Red Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Emitters Based on a Dibenzonitrile-Substituted Dipyrido[3,2-a:2′,3′-c]phenazine Acceptor. Molecules. 2021; 26(9):2427. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26092427
Chicago/Turabian StyleHe, Lin, Xuan Zeng, Weimin Ning, Ao Ying, Yunbai Luo, and Shaolong Gong. 2021. "Efficient Red Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Emitters Based on a Dibenzonitrile-Substituted Dipyrido[3,2-a:2′,3′-c]phenazine Acceptor" Molecules 26, no. 9: 2427. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26092427