Highly efficient narrowband OLEDs with very small efficiency roll-offs based on a multiple-resonance thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitter
摘要
The pure organic multiple resonance thermally activated delayed fluorescence (MR-TADF) materials are the most promising for ultra-high-definition (UHD) displays of BT.2020 color gamut, owing to their narrowband emission and high efficiency. However, the efficiency roll-offs for MR-TADF-based organic light-emitting diode (OLED) devices are too severe for industrial applications. In this contribution, an MR-TADF emitter, named Th-Cz-BN, is proposed by coordinately regulating the photophysical processes, which exhibit both rapid rates of radiative transition (1.4 × 108 s−1) and reverse intersystem crossing (3.6 × 105 s−1). The Th-Cz-BN-based non-sensitized device exhibits a maximum external quantum efficiency (EQE) of 35.6%, with efficiency roll-offs of only 0.3% and 11.2% at 100 and 1000 cd m−2, respectively. Additionally, Th-Cz-BN is utilized as an MR-TADF sensitizer, and the Th-Cz-BN-sensitized device exhibits a maximum EQE of 37.8%, which remains at 29.6% at 1000 cd m−2. The results underscore the significance of coordinately regulating the photophysical processes of MR-TADF materials and pave the way for high-performance MR-TADF emitters and sensitizers.