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Rigid and planar π-conjugated molecules leading to long-lived intramolecular charge-transfer states exhibiting thermally activated delayed fluorescence (2024)
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Kuila, S., Miranda-Salinas, H., Eng, J., Li, C., Bryce, M. R., Penfold, T. J., & Monkman, A. P. (2024). Rigid and planar π-conjugated molecules leading to long-lived intramolecular charge-transfer states exhibiting thermally activated delayed fluorescence. Nature Communications, 15, 9611. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-53740-1

Intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) occurs when photoexcitation causes electron transfer from an electron donor to an electron acceptor within the same molecule and is usually stabilized by decoupling of the donor and acceptor through an orthogonal... Read More about Rigid and planar π-conjugated molecules leading to long-lived intramolecular charge-transfer states exhibiting thermally activated delayed fluorescence.

Isomeric modulation of thermally activated delayed fluorescence in dibenzo[ a, c ]phenazine-based (deep) red emitters (2024)
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Brebels, S., Cardeynaels, T., Jackers, L., Kuila, S., Penxten, H., Salthouse, R. J., Danos, A., Monkman, A. P., Champagne, B. R., & Maes, W. (2024). Isomeric modulation of thermally activated delayed fluorescence in dibenzo[ a, c ]phenazine-based (deep) red emitters. Journal of Materials Chemistry C Materials for optical and electronic devices, 12(25), 9255-9265. https://doi.org/10.1039/d4tc01214c

A series of four emissive regio-isomers are synthesized based on the dibenzo[a, c]phenazine-11,12-dicarbonitrile (DBPzCN) acceptor scaffold and a triphenylamine (TPA) donor. Density functional theory is utilized to compare the relative differences in... Read More about Isomeric modulation of thermally activated delayed fluorescence in dibenzo[ a, c ]phenazine-based (deep) red emitters.

Exploring the Early Time Behavior of the Excited States of an Archetype Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Molecule (2024)
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Franca, L., Danos, A., Saxena, R., Kuila, S., Stavrou, K., Li, C., …Monkman, A. P. (2024). Exploring the Early Time Behavior of the Excited States of an Archetype Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Molecule. Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 15(6), 1734-1740. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c00030

Optical pump–probe techniques allow for an in-depth study of dark excited states. Here, we utilize them to map and gain insights into the excited states involved in the thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) mechanism of a benchmark TADF emi... Read More about Exploring the Early Time Behavior of the Excited States of an Archetype Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Molecule.

Intramolecular locking and coumarin insertion: a stepwise approach for TADF design (2023)
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Paredis, S., Cardeynaels, T., Brebels, S., Deckers, J., Kuila, S., Lathouwers, A., Van Landeghem, M., Vandewal, K., Danos, A., Monkman, A. P., Champagne, B., & Maes, W. (2023). Intramolecular locking and coumarin insertion: a stepwise approach for TADF design. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 25(43), 29842-29849. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3cp03695b

Three novel TADF (thermally activated delayed fluorescence) emitters based on the well-studied Qx-Ph-DMAC fluorophore are designed and synthesized. The photophysical properties of these materials are studied from a theoretical and experimental point... Read More about Intramolecular locking and coumarin insertion: a stepwise approach for TADF design.

Balanced Energy Gaps as a Key Design Rule for Solution‐Phase Organic Room Temperature Phosphorescence (2023)
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Paredis, S., Cardeynaels, T., Kuila, S., Deckers, J., Van Landeghem, M., Vandewal, K., Danos, A., Monkman, A. P., Champagne, B., & Maes, W. (2023). Balanced Energy Gaps as a Key Design Rule for Solution‐Phase Organic Room Temperature Phosphorescence. Chemistry - A European Journal, 29(42), Article e202301369. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202301369

Metal-free organic emitters that display solution-phase room temperature phosphorescence (sRTP) remain exceedingly rare. Here, we investigate the structural and photophysical properties that support sRTP by comparing a recently reported sRTP compound... Read More about Balanced Energy Gaps as a Key Design Rule for Solution‐Phase Organic Room Temperature Phosphorescence.

Azaborine as a Versatile Weak Donor for Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence (2023)
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Sudhakar, P., Kuila, S., Stavrou, K., Danos, A., Slawin, A. M., Monkman, A., & Zysman-Colman, E. (2023). Azaborine as a Versatile Weak Donor for Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 15(21), 25806-25818. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c05409

Extensive research has been devoted to the development of thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitters, especially those showing pure-blue emission for use in lighting and fullcolor display applications. Towards that goal, herein we report a nov... Read More about Azaborine as a Versatile Weak Donor for Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence.