Two-terminal memristors exhibiting voltage-induced resistive switching have emerged as potential device for neuromorphic computing. The simple device architecture with crossbar array pattern of such device is ideal for implementing various synaptic functions and adaptive learning. Herein, we have successfully fabricated organic memristor devices by utilizing self-assembled crystalline thin film of 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ) in ITO/TCNQ/Al configuration. The device exhibited reproducible resistive switching at bias < ± 3V with current On/Off ratio ∼103 and switching time <2 ns. The memory retention characteristics of the device exceeded 103 cycles with stable switching performances. Analysis of the charge transport mechanism of the device via fitting of I–V characteristics using established conduction models confirmed that trap-controlled space-charge limited current (SCLC) governs the switching behavior and underpins the bistable performance of the memory device. The devices demonstrate great promise for use as artificial synapses and in low-energy neuromorphic computation applications. Various biological synaptic functions, such as, LTP, LTD, PPF, SVDP, STDP and EPSC have been successfully emulated using this artificial synaptic device with energy consumption of 197 nJ.
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Pub Date : 2025-11-24DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2025.107359
Jinan Tang , Bichen Wang , Renyin Zhou , Baoping Lin , Yueming Sun , Guimin Zhao
Blue constitutes one of the three primary colors essential for full-color emission, rendering efficient and stable blue emitters indispensable for high-color-purity organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). Aza-boron-diquinomethene (aza-BODIQU) complexes are known to exhibit exceptionally narrow 0-0 emission as high-performance blue fluorescent emitters; however, their color purity is compromised by prominent 0–1 vibronic peaks. Herein, three aza-BODIQU derivatives Ph-BF, 3Ph-BF, and 4Ph-BF are designed to achieve narrowband emission by incorporating non-emissive steric hindrance groups, which effectively attenuate emission sideband and mitigate aggregation-induced spectral redshift and broadening. In solution, these emitters deliver emission peaks at 462, 463, 461 nm with full widths at half maximum (FWHM) as narrow as 12 nm and photoluminescence quantum yields (PLQYs) of 0.91, 0.92 and 0.94. In both non-sensitized and sensitized doped films, progressively bulkier substituents enhance resistance to concentration quenching, yielding markedly reduced redshifts at elevated doping concentrations. Leveraging dendritic thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) sensitization, the resulting devices exhibit narrowband electroluminescence. With increasing steric bulk of the modifying groups, electroluminescence FWHM progressively narrows to 50, 46, and 22 nm, respectively. Correspondingly, maximum external quantum efficiencies (EQEmax) reach 0.7 %, 1.8 %, and 2.1 %, accompanied by peak power efficiencies of 0.7, 2.4, and 2.8 lm W−1 and current efficiencies of 2.2, 5.8, and 6.8 cd A−1.
蓝色是全彩发光所必需的三原色之一,高色纯度有机发光二极管(oled)必不可少的高效、稳定的蓝色发光体。已知aza-硼-二醌配合物(aza-BODIQU)作为高性能蓝色荧光发射器具有异常窄的0-0发射;然而,它们的颜色纯度受到明显的0-1振动峰的影响。本文设计了三种aza-BODIQU衍生物Ph-BF、3Ph-BF和4Ph-BF,通过加入非发射位阻基团实现窄带发射,有效地衰减了发射边带,减轻了聚集引起的光谱红移和展宽。在溶液中,这些发射体在462,463,461 nm处发射峰,半峰全宽(FWHM)窄至12 nm,光致发光量子产率(PLQYs)分别为0.91,0.92和0.94。在非敏化和敏化掺杂薄膜中,体积逐渐增大的取代基增强了对浓度猝灭的抵抗力,在高掺杂浓度下产生明显减少的红移。利用树突热激活延迟荧光(TADF)敏化,所得器件表现出窄带电致发光。随着修饰基团空间体积的增加,电致发光FWHM分别逐渐缩小到50、46和22 nm。相应地,最大外部量子效率(EQEmax)达到0.7%,1.8%和2.1%,峰值功率效率为0.7,2.4和2.8 lm W−1,电流效率为2.2,5.8和6.8 cd A−1。
{"title":"Blue narrowband emission in aza-boron-diquinomethene complexes via steric engineering to reduce vibronic shoulder","authors":"Jinan Tang , Bichen Wang , Renyin Zhou , Baoping Lin , Yueming Sun , Guimin Zhao","doi":"10.1016/j.orgel.2025.107359","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.orgel.2025.107359","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Blue constitutes one of the three primary colors essential for full-color emission, rendering efficient and stable blue emitters indispensable for high-color-purity organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). Aza-boron-diquinomethene (aza-BODIQU) complexes are known to exhibit exceptionally narrow 0-0 emission as high-performance blue fluorescent emitters; however, their color purity is compromised by prominent 0–1 vibronic peaks. Herein, three aza-BODIQU derivatives Ph-BF, 3Ph-BF, and 4Ph-BF are designed to achieve narrowband emission by incorporating non-emissive steric hindrance groups, which effectively attenuate emission sideband and mitigate aggregation-induced spectral redshift and broadening. In solution, these emitters deliver emission peaks at 462, 463, 461 nm with full widths at half maximum (FWHM) as narrow as 12 nm and photoluminescence quantum yields (PLQYs) of 0.91, 0.92 and 0.94. In both non-sensitized and sensitized doped films, progressively bulkier substituents enhance resistance to concentration quenching, yielding markedly reduced redshifts at elevated doping concentrations. Leveraging dendritic thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) sensitization, the resulting devices exhibit narrowband electroluminescence. With increasing steric bulk of the modifying groups, electroluminescence FWHM progressively narrows to 50, 46, and 22 nm, respectively. Correspondingly, maximum external quantum efficiencies (EQE<sub>max</sub>) reach 0.7 %, 1.8 %, and 2.1 %, accompanied by peak power efficiencies of 0.7, 2.4, and 2.8 lm W<sup>−1</sup> and current efficiencies of 2.2, 5.8, and 6.8 cd A<sup>−1</sup>.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":399,"journal":{"name":"Organic Electronics","volume":"148 ","pages":"Article 107359"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-11-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145620211","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-11-21DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2025.107358
Xiaolu Chen , Yidong Zhao , Zihe Cao , Youqian Sun , Wenming Zhang , Yi Yang , Bing Zhang , Ji Liu , Zhenxi Zhang , Qiang Lu
Perovskite materials exhibit significant potential in optoelectronic applications, with system energy and band gap serving as critical metrics for evaluating material stability and optical characteristics. To accelerate the development of high-performance perovskite materials, this study establishes an efficient structure-property prediction framework through machine learning approaches. Artificial neural network (ANN) potential models and random forest (RF) models were established using Gaussian-type structure descriptors (GTSD) and power-type structural descriptors (PTSD) as feature inputs, based on a comprehensive dataset of 1000 FAPbI3 configurations with corresponding system energies and band gap values. The RF-based feature selection method was subsequently employed to identify key structural descriptors governing the energy landscape and electronic properties of FAPbI3. Furthermore, the predictive robustness of neural networks across datasets with varying structural perturbations was systematically investigated, revealing critical insights into model generalization capabilities. This computational framework demonstrates high-precision prediction of structure-property relationships while providing mechanistic interpretation of dominant structural factors, thereby offering valuable guidance for rational design of perovskite materials.
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Pub Date : 2025-11-11DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2025.107356
José Carlos Pérez-Martínez, Diego Martín-Martín, Belén Arredondo, Beatriz Romero
Perovskite-based memristors have emerged as promising devices for information storage and processing due to their resistive switching properties. In this study, nonvolatile resistive switching memory devices based on metal halide perovskite with structure FTO/methylammonium lead iodide (MAPbI3)/polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA)/Ag are presented. The influence of buffer layer thickness (PMMA) variations at 30 nm, 50 nm, and 70 nm on device performance is evaluated. Experimental results show that key device parameters such as SET voltage, ON/OFF ratio, endurance and retention time are significantly affected by changes in the buffer layer thickness. Our findings show that an optimum thickness of 50 nm improves the stability and performance of the device, with ultra-high ON/OFF ratios (106), record endurances (>3·104 cycles) and a record retention time (>5·105 s). AC characterization has also been carried out to gain a deeper understanding of the physical mechanisms governing the device. Finally, numerical simulations are carried out to understand the role of the electric field in the formation and rupture of conductive filaments within both the perovskite and buffer layers in devices with different buffer layer thicknesses.
{"title":"Impact of buffer layer thickness on the performance of metal halide perovskite memristors","authors":"José Carlos Pérez-Martínez, Diego Martín-Martín, Belén Arredondo, Beatriz Romero","doi":"10.1016/j.orgel.2025.107356","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.orgel.2025.107356","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Perovskite-based memristors have emerged as promising devices for information storage and processing due to their resistive switching properties. In this study, nonvolatile resistive switching memory devices based on metal halide perovskite with structure FTO/methylammonium lead iodide (MAPbI<sub>3</sub>)/polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA)/Ag are presented. The influence of buffer layer thickness (PMMA) variations at 30 nm, 50 nm, and 70 nm on device performance is evaluated. Experimental results show that key device parameters such as SET voltage, ON/OFF ratio, endurance and retention time are significantly affected by changes in the buffer layer thickness. Our findings show that an optimum thickness of 50 nm improves the stability and performance of the device, with ultra-high ON/OFF ratios (10<sup>6</sup>), record endurances (>3·10<sup>4</sup> cycles) and a record retention time (>5·10<sup>5</sup> s). AC characterization has also been carried out to gain a deeper understanding of the physical mechanisms governing the device. Finally, numerical simulations are carried out to understand the role of the electric field in the formation and rupture of conductive filaments within both the perovskite and buffer layers in devices with different buffer layer thicknesses.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":399,"journal":{"name":"Organic Electronics","volume":"148 ","pages":"Article 107356"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145526025","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-11-10DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2025.107357
Qian Li , Zeyu Yin , Sen Chen , Qingyan Hou , Pan Pang , Yifan Zhang , Shouzheng Jiao , Lin Chen
Encapsulation is crucial for protecting organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) from the effects of water vapor and oxygen in the air, and extending their lifespan. This study reports the use of TiO2 films grown based on filtering cathode vacuum arc (FCVA) technology for flexible OLED device packaging. To ensure the bending service life of flexible OLED devices, high pulse bias is applied, and low stress, high density TiO2 thin films are prepared at room temperature through a deposition mode of short-term high-energy ion bombardment and long-term relaxation. The results showed that the stress of the film significantly decreased to −89 MPa after applying a bias voltage. Under the conditions of 85 °C and 85 % relative humidity, the water vapor transmission rate (WVTR) of TiO2/PEN samples prepared under 7 kV negative bias was 6.23 × 10−3 g/m2/day after bending experiment, which was two order of magnitude lower than the samples prepared without negative bias. In addition, brightness tests on packaged devices have shown that OLED devices packaged with TiO2 films have an extended lifespan of approximately 0.8 times.
{"title":"Preparation of TiO2 film using a novel high-bias pulsed FCVA for flexible OLED film encapsulation","authors":"Qian Li , Zeyu Yin , Sen Chen , Qingyan Hou , Pan Pang , Yifan Zhang , Shouzheng Jiao , Lin Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.orgel.2025.107357","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.orgel.2025.107357","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Encapsulation is crucial for protecting organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) from the effects of water vapor and oxygen in the air, and extending their lifespan. This study reports the use of TiO<sub>2</sub> films grown based on filtering cathode vacuum arc (FCVA) technology for flexible OLED device packaging. To ensure the bending service life of flexible OLED devices, high pulse bias is applied, and low stress, high density TiO<sub>2</sub> thin films are prepared at room temperature through a deposition mode of short-term high-energy ion bombardment and long-term relaxation. The results showed that the stress of the film significantly decreased to −89 MPa after applying a bias voltage. Under the conditions of 85 °C and 85 % relative humidity, the water vapor transmission rate (WVTR) of TiO<sub>2</sub>/PEN samples prepared under 7 kV negative bias was 6.23 × 10<sup>−3</sup> g/m<sup>2</sup>/day after bending experiment, which was two order of magnitude lower than the samples prepared without negative bias. In addition, brightness tests on packaged devices have shown that OLED devices packaged with TiO<sub>2</sub> films have an extended lifespan of approximately 0.8 times.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":399,"journal":{"name":"Organic Electronics","volume":"148 ","pages":"Article 107357"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145526024","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-11-03DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2025.107355
Jinming Li , Yangkai Zhao , Linyi Song , Yujian Liu , Xuankang Zhang , Baoxiu Mi , Qi Wei , Quli Fan , Yan Qian
Traditional white organic light-emitting diodes (WOLEDs) often rely on mechanism of incomplete energy transfer, which generally necessitate extremely low doping concentrations for low-energy emitters. This poses significant challenges in device fabrication reproducibility and color coordinate consistency. In this work, we developed a hot exciton yellow-emitting excited state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) fluorophore, T4AC, featuring a large Stokes shift. The material achieves a high exciton utilization efficiency of up to 88.8 %, via high-energy-level reverse intersystem crossing (hRISC). By co-doping T4AC with a thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) blue emitter, DMAc-MPM, we realized highly efficient and reproducible bluish WOLEDs employing a single emitting layer with complementary-color emissions. Minimal spectral overlap effectively suppressed energy transfer, thus ensuring independent triplet harvesting via hot exciton mechanism in T4AC and the TADF process in DMAc-MPM, respectively. The resulting device exhibits color stable and high-efficiency cold white emission, achieving maximum external quantum efficiency (EQE) of 11.50 % and current efficiency (CE) of 27.74 cd A−1. More importantly, these bluish WOLEDs demonstrated excellent reproducibility across multiple batches, with small EQE variations within 11.15 % ± 0.62 % and CIE coordinate fluctuations confined to a narrow range of (0.181 ± 0.004, 0.351 ± 0.030). This study presents a viable strategy for the development of simple-structured, highly efficient, and reproducibly fabricated cold WOLEDs.
传统的白光有机发光二极管(WOLEDs)通常依赖于不完全能量转移机制,这通常需要极低的掺杂浓度来实现低能发射体。这对器件制造的再现性和颜色坐标一致性提出了重大挑战。在这项工作中,我们开发了一种热激子黄色发射激发态分子内质子转移(ESIPT)荧光团,T4AC,具有大的斯托克斯位移。该材料通过高能反向系统间交叉(hRISC)实现了高达88.8%的激子利用效率。通过将T4AC与热激活延迟荧光(TADF)蓝色发射器DMAc-MPM共掺杂,我们实现了具有互补色发射的单发射层高效可重复的蓝色WOLEDs。最小的光谱重叠有效地抑制了能量转移,从而保证了T4AC中的热激子机制和DMAc-MPM中的TADF过程分别通过独立的三重态收获。该器件具有色稳定、高效的冷白光发射特性,最大外量子效率(EQE)为11.50%,电流效率(CE)为27.74 cd A−1。更重要的是,这些带蓝色的WOLEDs在多个批次中具有出色的再现性,EQE变化在11.15%±0.62%以内,CIE坐标波动在0.181±0.004,0.351±0.030的狭窄范围内。本研究为开发结构简单、高效、可重复制造的冷WOLEDs提供了一种可行的策略。
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Pub Date : 2025-10-30DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2025.107354
Ali Mujtaba , M.I. Khan , Mongi Amami , Badriah S. Almutairi , Shahbaz Ahmed Khan
This study is significant for introducing WO3-based composite ETLs (ZrO2-WO3 and SnO2-WO3) that synergistically enhance charge transport, reduce recombination, and improve stability in CsPbIBr2 perovskite solar cells. The novelty lies in the dual-oxide approach, which leverages the complementary structural and electronic properties of WO3 with ZrO2 and SnO2 to achieve higher device efficiency. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis confirmed the successful integration of WO3-based films, with calculated crystallite sizes of 36.5 nm for ZrO2-WO3 and 41.8 nm for SnO2-WO3, indicating improved crystallinity for the SnO2-based film. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) showed that SnO2-WO3 film exhibits a smoother, more uniform morphology with smaller grain sizes compared to the ZrO2-WO3 film. Raman spectroscopy validated the phase purity and chemical stability of the prepared films. SEM morphology showed the reduced average grain size for SnO2-WO3 film. UV–Vis (UV–vis) spectroscopy revealed reduced band gaps of 2.71 eV and 2.69 eV for ZrO2-WO3 and SnO2-WO3, respectively, favoring efficient charge transport. Photoluminescence (PL) measurements demonstrated enhanced charge carrier separation. Current-density voltage (J-V) characteristics showed a higher power conversion efficiency of 9.35 % for SnO2-WO3 compared to 8.26 % for ZrO2-WO3. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) revealed reduced charge transfer resistance and increased recombination resistance (1769 Ω) for SnO2-WO3-based devices. These findings highlight the potential of WO3-based ETLs in PSCs for future high-efficiency photovoltaic applications.
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Pub Date : 2025-10-29DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2025.107353
Yejin Ahn , Dong Uk Lee , Yu Rim Kang , Hyojin Kye , Bong-Gi Kim , YeongKwon Kang
Organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) have been extensively studied, yet achieving reproducible n-type transport remains a persistent challenge. Here, we report two pyridine-flanked diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP) copolymers, 5-PDppPy-S and 5-PDppPy-Se, designed to probe the influence of chalcogen substitution on electron transport. Both polymers exhibit good solubility in common organic solvents and high thermal stability with 5 % weight loss above 390 °C. Thin-film devices with a bottom-gate, top-contact architecture showed clear n-channel operation, with electron mobilities of 1.0 × 10−3 cm2 V−1 s−1 for 5-PDppPy-S and 1.7 × 10−3 cm2 V−1 s−1 for 5-PDppPy-Se. A brief thermal annealing step at 200 °C for 10 min further improved charge transport, yielding mobilities of 1.7 × 10−3 and 3.1 × 10−3 cm2 V−1 s−1, respectively. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) revealed increased surface roughness and domain growth upon annealing, consistent with enhanced molecular ordering. These findings establish a direct comparison of sulfur and selenium substitution in pyridine-flanked DPP polymers and highlight the role of simple post-processing in achieving stable n-type transport, offering insights for the molecular design of solution-processable OFET materials.
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Pub Date : 2025-10-25DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2025.107350
Eunyong Seo , Jeong Ha Hwang , Sinhui Min , Juwan Lee , Heeeun Kang , Seog Geun Kang , Donggu Lee
Colloidal quantum dot-based light-emitting diodes (QLEDs) have attracted significant attention owing to their facile solution processability and excellent optical properties, making them promising candidates for developing next-generation display technologies. However, their practical application remains limited due to inefficient hole injection, which remains a significant challenge in achieving high stability and commercial viability for solution-processed QLEDs. This work introduces a hybrid hole injection layer (HIL) to realize efficient solution-processed QLEDs. The designed HIL consists of a conductive polymer poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS), doped with inorganic additive phosphomolybdic acid. In this design, the anode-HIL interface, engineered by the hybrid HIL, enhanced the hole injections, leading to improved device performance. The optimized hybrid-HIL-based QLEDs displayed a maximum external quantum efficiency of 9.84 % and a power efficiency of 11.55 lm/W, exhibiting a significant improvement compared to conventional PEDOT:PSS-based devices. These results confirmed that the solution-processable hybrid HIL provides a promising alternative for realizing high-performance, solution-processed QLEDs.
{"title":"Improving performance of quantum dot light-emitting diodes through PMA-doped PEDOT:PSS hole injection layer","authors":"Eunyong Seo , Jeong Ha Hwang , Sinhui Min , Juwan Lee , Heeeun Kang , Seog Geun Kang , Donggu Lee","doi":"10.1016/j.orgel.2025.107350","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.orgel.2025.107350","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Colloidal quantum dot-based light-emitting diodes (QLEDs) have attracted significant attention owing to their facile solution processability and excellent optical properties, making them promising candidates for developing next-generation display technologies. However, their practical application remains limited due to inefficient hole injection, which remains a significant challenge in achieving high stability and commercial viability for solution-processed QLEDs. This work introduces a hybrid hole injection layer (HIL) to realize efficient solution-processed QLEDs. The designed HIL consists of a conductive polymer poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS), doped with inorganic additive phosphomolybdic acid. In this design, the anode-HIL interface, engineered by the hybrid HIL, enhanced the hole injections, leading to improved device performance. The optimized hybrid-HIL-based QLEDs displayed a maximum external quantum efficiency of 9.84 % and a power efficiency of 11.55 lm/W, exhibiting a significant improvement compared to conventional PEDOT:PSS-based devices. These results confirmed that the solution-processable hybrid HIL provides a promising alternative for realizing high-performance, solution-processed QLEDs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":399,"journal":{"name":"Organic Electronics","volume":"148 ","pages":"Article 107350"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145413613","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-10-22DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2025.107352
Fankang Kong , Qingxiang Wang , Yongan Zhang , Jun Sun , Jintao Wang , Liping Yang , Ren Sheng , Ping Chen
The exciplex-host system represents an effective strategy for achieving efficient white organic light-emitting diodes (WOLEDs). Herein, a novel exciplex system constructed by 26DCzPPy and SFTRZ is demonstrated to fabricate efficient WOLEDs. As a result, the blue and orange devices show maximum external quantum efficiency (EQE) of 19.3 % and 25.3 %. By further regulating charge transport behavior in the emission layer, the optimizing white OLED (WOLED) achieves the highest power efficiency of 58.3 lm/W and a low CE roll-off of 8.6 %. This superior performance can be attributed to efficient Förster resonance energy transfer from host to guest and balanced charge transport in the device. This result provides an effective approach for achieving simple, high-performance OLEDs for solid-state lighting.
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