Evaluation of acenes as potential acceptors in thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitters and the promise of a phenoxazine–naphthalene emitter for OLEDs
Oliver Lee, Nidhi Sharma, Tomas Matulaitis, Alexandra M. Z. Slawin, Yoann Olivier, Ifor D. W. Samuel, Malte C. Gather, Eli Zysman‐Colman
Abstract
Linear acenes, such as naphthalene, can act as acceptors in donor–acceptor type TADF emitters. We demonstrate this strategy through a computational screen and by synthesizing a novel diphenoxazine-substituted naphthalene TADF emitter.
Topics & Concepts
NaphthaleneCommon emitterOLEDPhenoxazineMaterials scienceFluorescenceAcceptorPhotochemistryOptoelectronicsNanotechnologyChemistryOpticsOrganic chemistryPhysicsPhenothiazineLayer (electronics)Condensed matter physicsPharmacologyMedicineOrganic Light-Emitting Diodes ResearchOrganic Electronics and PhotovoltaicsLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials