Robust Luminescent Molecules with High‐Level Reverse Intersystem Crossing for Efficient Near Ultraviolet Organic Light‐Emitting Diodes
Jinke Chen, Hao Liu, Jingjing Guo, Jianhui Wang, Nuoling Qiu, Shu Xiao, Jiajin Chi, Dezhi Yang, Dongge Ma, Zujin Zhao, Ben Zhong Tang
Abstract
Abstract Organic light‐emitting diodes (OLEDs) radiating near ultraviolet (NUV) light are of high importance but rarely reported due to the lack of robust organic short‐wavelength emitters. Here, we report a short π‐conjugated molecule (POPCN‐2CP) with high thermal and morphological stabilities and strong NUV photoluminescence. Its neat film exhibits an electroluminescence (EL) peak at 404 nm with a maximum external quantum efficiency ( η ext,max ) of 7.5 % and small efficiency roll‐off. The doped films of POPCN‐2CP in both non‐polar and polar hosts at a wide doping concentration range (10–80 wt%) achieve high‐purity NUV light (388–404 nm) and excellent η ext,max s of up to 8.2 %. The high‐level reverse intersystem crossing improves exciton utilization and accounts for the superb η ext,max s. POPCN‐2CP can also serve as an efficient host for blue fluorescence, thermally activated delayed fluorescence and phosphorescence emitters, providing excellent EL performance via Förster energy transfer.