Adv. Funct. Mater.: 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

Title：

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

Authors：

Hui Wang¹, Xiao-Chun Fan¹, Jia-Xiong Chen², Ying-Chun Cheng¹, Xi Zhang¹, Hao Wu¹, Xin Xiong¹, Jia Yu¹, Kai Wang^1,3,*, and Xiao-Hong Zhang^1,4,*

Institutions：

¹Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China.

²School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, P.R. China.

³Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P.R. China.

⁴Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Negative Carbon Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P.R. China.

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.

IF：

19.924

Link：

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adfm.202306394