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JOURNAL OF PHOTONICS FOR ENERGY
Volume 6, Issue 2, Pages -Publisher
SPIE-SOC PHOTO-OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEERS
DOI: 10.1117/1.JPE.6.020901
Keywords
organic light-emitting diode; display; solid state lighting; thermally activated delayed fluorescence; singlet harvesting
Funding
- German Federal Ministry of Education and Research
- BMBF
- European Union [H2020-ICT-2014-1 call]
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Thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) is an emerging hot topic. Even though this photophysical mechanism itself has been described more than 50 years ago and optoelectronic devices with organic matter have been studied, improved, and even commercialized for decades now, the realization of the potential of TADF organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) happened only recently. TADF has been proven to be an attractive and very efficient alternative for phosphorescent materials, such as dopants in OLEDs, light-emitting electrochemical cells as well as potent emitters for chemiluminescence. In this review, the TADF concept is introduced in terms that are also understandable for nonchemists. The basic concepts behind this mechanism as well as state-of-the-art examples are discussed. In addition, the future economic impact, especially for the lighting and display market, is addressed here. We conclude that TADF materials are especially helpful to realize efficient, durable deep blue and white displays. (C) 2016 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)
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