Teaching an Old Poly(arylene ether) New Tricks: Efficient Blue Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence

• Published in: iScience Vol. 15; pp. 147 - 155
• Main Authors: Liu, Xinrui, Rao, Jiancheng, Li, Xuefei, Wang, Shumeng, Ding, Junqiao, Wang, Lixiang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 31.05.2019; Elsevier
• Subjects: Chemistry; Materials Science; Optoelectronics; Physics; Polymer Chemistry; Chemistry; Optoelectronics; Materials Science; Polymer Chemistry; Physics

Polymer light-emitting diodes are attractive for optoelectronic applications owing to their brightness and ease of processing. However, often metals have to be inserted to increase the luminescence efficiency, and producing blue emitters is a challenge. Here we present a strategy to make blue therma...