Designs and Applications of Circularly Polarized Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Molecules

The design of fluorophores merging circularly polarized (CP) luminescence and thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) properties has recently emerged as a promising direction for the development of efficient CP-Organic Light-Emitting Diodes (CP-OLEDs). This progress report gives an overview of the molecular designs explored to obtain CP-TADF properties, of their performances as chiral emitters in CP-OLEDs, and discusses future challenges for this burgeoning field of research.

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The development of efficient CP-Organic Light-Emitting Diodes (CP-OLEDs) through the design of fluorophores merging circularly polarized (CP) luminescence and thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) properties is a promising direction. This progress report provides an overview of molecular designs explored to obtain CP-TADF properties, their performance as chiral emitters in CP-OLEDs, and the future challenges in this emerging research field.