High-Efficiency Narrowband Multi-Resonance TADF Emitters via the
Introduction of Bulky Adamantane Unit
Abstract
The fluorescence quenching of multiple resonance thermally activated
delayed fluorescence (MR-TADF) materials has remained a formidable
challenge due to the strong π-π packing and intense intermolecular
aggregation. To this end, we have designed MR-TADF molecules modified
with adamantane with large spatial hindrance, named BN-Ad, to mitigate
the intermolecular π-π stacking be-tween the rigid planar skeletons and
prevent aggregation-caused quenching. Photoelectric properties of BN-Ad
in solutions and thin films were systematically investigated, and the
electroluminescence properties were characterized by fabricating organic
light-emitting diode devices (OLEDs). The optimized device employing
BN-Ad exhibited a maximum external quantum efficiency (EQEmax) of 32.3%
peaking at 500 nm with a small full-width at half-maximum (FWHM) of only
35 nm. When the doping ratio in-creased to 50 wt%, the EQEmax can still
be maintained at 11.2% with a slightly red-shifted emission peak at 508
nm and moderately widened FWHM of 53 nm.