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Key requirements for ultraefficient sensitization in hyperfluorescence organic light-emitting diodes

Stavrou, Kleitos; Franca, Larissa G.; Danos, Andrew; Monkman, Andrew P.

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Blue organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology requires further advancements, and hyperfluorescent (HF) OLEDs have emerged as a promising solution to address stability and colour-purity concerns. A key factor influencing the performance of HF-OLEDs is Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET). Here we investigate the FRET mechanism in blue HF-OLEDs using contrasting thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) sensitizers. We demonstrate that the molecular structure of the sensitizer profoundly impacts the FRET efficiency, exemplified by the spiro-linked TADF molecule ACRSA, which suppresses the dihedral-angle inhomogeneity and any lower-energy conformers that exhibit minimal FRET to the terminal emitter. Consequently, the FRET efficiency can be optimized to nearly 100%. Further, we demonstrate how the properties of a near-ideal sensitizer diverge from ideal TADF emitters. As a result, blue HF-OLEDs utilizing a greenish sensitizer exhibit a remarkable tripling of external quantum efficiency (~30%) compared with non-HF devices. This new understanding opens avenues for sensitizer design, indicating that green sensitizers can efficiently pump blue terminal emitters, thereby reducing device exciton energies and improving blue OLED stability.

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Stavrou, K., Franca, L. G., Danos, A., & Monkman, A. P. (2024). Key requirements for ultraefficient sensitization in hyperfluorescence organic light-emitting diodes. Nature Photonics, 18(6), 554-561. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-024-01395-1

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jan 18, 2024
Online Publication Date Feb 13, 2024
Publication Date Jun 1, 2024
Deposit Date Mar 21, 2024
Publicly Available Date Mar 21, 2024
Journal Nature Photonics
Print ISSN 1749-4885
Electronic ISSN 1749-4893
Publisher Nature Research
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 18
Issue 6
Pages 554-561
DOI https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-024-01395-1
Keywords Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics; Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2335249

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