Triplet–Triplet Annihilation in 9,10-Diphenylanthracene Derivatives: The Role of Intersystem Crossing and Exciton Diffusion

Autor: Povilas Adomėnas, Vygintas Jankauskas, Saulius Juršėnas, Karolis Kazlauskas, Regimantas Komskis, Tomas Serevičius, Ona Adomėnienė, Andrew P. Monkman, Arunas Miasojedovas, Gediminas Kreiza, Vygintas Jankus
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 121:8515-8524
ISSN: 1932-7455
1932-7447
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b01336
Popis: Triplet–triplet annihilation (TTA) is an attractive way to boost the efficiency of conventional fluorescent organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). TTA-active anthracene derivatives are often considered as state-of-the-art emitters due to the proper energy level alignment. In this work, TTA properties of a series of highly fluorescent nonsymmetrical anthracene compounds bearing 9-(4-arylphenyl) moiety and 10-(4-hexylphenyl) fragments were assessed. Two different methods to enhance the TTA efficiency are demonstrated. First, the intensity of TTA-based delayed fluorescence directly depended on the intersystem crossing (ISC) rate. This ISC rate can be significantly enhanced in more conjugated compounds due to the resonant alignment of S1 and T2 energy levels. While enhanced ISC rate slightly quenches the intensity of prompt fluorescence, the rise of the triplet population boosts the intensity of resultant delayed fluorescence. Second, the triplet annihilation rate can be significantly enhanced by optimization...
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