High-Performance Hybrid White OLEDs with Ultra-Stable Emission Color and Small Efficiency Roll-Off Achieved by Incorporating a Deep-Blue Fluorescent Neat Film

Organic blue luminescent materials play a vital role in the fabrication of full-color displays and white lighting devices, but high-efficiency blue emitters that meet commercial demands are still quite insufficient. Herein, the authors wish to report the design and synthesis of four bipolar deep-blue luminogens consisting of an anthracene core and various functional groups. Their photophysical properties, electronic structures, electrochemical behavior, thermal stability, carrier transport ability, and electroluminescence performance are systematically studied. The nondoped organic light-emitting diode (OLED) based on DPAC-TAn-BI radiates stable deep-blue light [Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage (CIEx,y) = 0.15, 0.15] with a high external quantum efficiency (eta(ext)) of 5.81%. Moreover, efficient two-color hybrid warm white OLEDs are achieved using DPAC-TAn-BI neat film as a blue-emitting layer, providing an excellent eta(ext) of 27.6%, a small efficiency roll-off of 2.9% at 1000 cd m(-2), and ultra-stable emission spectra with tiny CIEx,y variation of (0.01, 0.01) from 100 to 10 000 cd m(-2). These results demonstrate that the deep-blue luminogens are strong candidates for applications in blue and white OLEDs.

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Organic blue luminescent materials are crucial for full-color displays and white lighting devices, but high-efficiency blue emitters are still lacking. In this study, authors designed and synthesized four bipolar deep-blue luminogens and conducted systematic research on their properties, achieving stable deep-blue light emission in OLEDs with high external quantum efficiency. The results demonstrate the strong potential of these deep-blue luminogens for applications in blue and white OLEDs.