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ISCIENCE
Volume 24, Issue 8, Pages -Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.102858
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51773109]
- National Key RAMP
- D Program of China [2020YFA0715001]
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Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) with phosphorescent iridium(III) complexes as emitters have high luminous efficiency but still underperform in the near-infrared (NIR) region. This review explores the potential for NIR emission of iridium complexes and summarizes recent advances in design strategies and structure-properties relationship for NIR-emitting iridium complexes. Promising applications in NIR-OLEDs and bio-imaging based on NIR Ir(III) complexes are discussed alongside the challenges and opportunities in this field.
Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) have become popular displays from small screens of wearables to large screens of televisions. In those active-matrix OLED displays, phosphorescent iridium(III) complexes serve as the indispensable green and red emitters because of their high luminous efficiency, excellent color tunability, and high durability. However, in contrast to their brilliant success in the visible region, iridium complexes are still underperforming in the near-infrared (NIR) region, particular in poor luminous efficiency according to the energy gap law. In this review, we first recall the basic theory of phosphorescent iridium complexes and explore their full potential for NIR emission. Next, the recent advances in NIR-emitting iridium complexes are summarized by highlighting design strategies and the structure-properties relationship. Some important implications for controlling photophysical properties are revealed. Moreover, as promising applications, NIR-OLEDs and bio-imaging based on NIR Ir(III) complexes are also presented. Finally, challenges and opportunities for NIR-emitting iridium complexes are envisioned.
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