Multi-resonance thermally activated delayed fluorescence(MR-TADF)materials are promising candidates for organic light-emitting diodes(OLEDs)with narrow electroluminescence(EL)spectra.Current researches focus on fabric...Multi-resonance thermally activated delayed fluorescence(MR-TADF)materials are promising candidates for organic light-emitting diodes(OLEDs)with narrow electroluminescence(EL)spectra.Current researches focus on fabricating hyperfluorescence OLEDs to improve EL efficiencies of MR-TADF emitters by co-doping them with TADF sensitizers in a single host layer.However,in many cases,the polarity of the single host could be not suitable for both blue MRTADF emitters and blue TADF sensitizers,resulting in broadened EL spectra in high-polar hosts or decreased EL efficiencies in low-polar hosts.Herein,we wish to report an efficient sensitization strategy for blue MR-TADF emitters by constructing an interlayer-sensitizing configuration,in which the blue TADF sensitizers and blue MR-TADF emitters are separated into two closely aligned host layers with high polarity and low polarity,respectively.Based on this strategy,efficient blue hyperfluorescence OLEDs are realized and verified by employing various TADF sensitizers and different MR-TADF emitters,furnishing outstanding external quantum efficiencies of up to 38.8%and narrow EL spectra.These results validate the feasibility and universality of this interlayer sensitization strategy,which provides an effective alternative to high-performance blue hyperfluorescence OLEDs.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(22375066,U23A20594 and 21788102)the GuangDong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(2023B1515040003 and 2022A1515010315).
文摘Multi-resonance thermally activated delayed fluorescence(MR-TADF)materials are promising candidates for organic light-emitting diodes(OLEDs)with narrow electroluminescence(EL)spectra.Current researches focus on fabricating hyperfluorescence OLEDs to improve EL efficiencies of MR-TADF emitters by co-doping them with TADF sensitizers in a single host layer.However,in many cases,the polarity of the single host could be not suitable for both blue MRTADF emitters and blue TADF sensitizers,resulting in broadened EL spectra in high-polar hosts or decreased EL efficiencies in low-polar hosts.Herein,we wish to report an efficient sensitization strategy for blue MR-TADF emitters by constructing an interlayer-sensitizing configuration,in which the blue TADF sensitizers and blue MR-TADF emitters are separated into two closely aligned host layers with high polarity and low polarity,respectively.Based on this strategy,efficient blue hyperfluorescence OLEDs are realized and verified by employing various TADF sensitizers and different MR-TADF emitters,furnishing outstanding external quantum efficiencies of up to 38.8%and narrow EL spectra.These results validate the feasibility and universality of this interlayer sensitization strategy,which provides an effective alternative to high-performance blue hyperfluorescence OLEDs.
