Engineering the sign of circularly polarized emission in achiral polymer – chiral small molecule blends as a function of blend ratio
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Author(s)
Wan, Li
Wade, Jessica
Wang, Xuhua
Campbell, Alasdair
Fuchter, Matthew
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Circularly polarized organic light-emitting diodes (CP-OLEDs) that demonstrate both state-of-the-art efficiency and strongly circularly polarized (CP) electroluminescence have proved a considerable technical challenge. Furthermore, multiple factors – from film thickness to device structure – have been shown to influence the sign of the emitted CP light, independent of the handedness (absolute stereochemistry) of the chiral emitter. Here we report CP-OLEDs using a blend of poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene-alt-bithiophene) (F8T2) and a chiral small molecule additive (1-aza[6]helicene, aza[6]H). We demonstrate CP-OLEDs with an impressive electroluminescence dissymmetry (gEL) > 0.3 and a current efficiency of 0.53 cd A−1 and brightness of 3023 cd m−2. While at low aza[6]H loadings, F8T2 blends are consistent with previous observations of CP dissymetric inversion as a function of film thickness/excitation mode, a higher loading of aza[6]H (∼40 wt%) removes such dependencies while retaining excellent g-factors. The materials disclosed will allow for further mechanistic studies of chiral polymeric materials and provide new opportunities for chiroptical optimisation in films and devices.
Date Issued
2022-02-25
Date Acceptance
2022-02-25
Citation
Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2022, 10 (13), pp.5168-5172
ISSN
2050-7526
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Start Page
5168
End Page
5172
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Materials Chemistry C
Volume
10
Issue
13
Copyright Statement
This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2022 J. Mater. Chem. C
Sponsor
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Identifier
https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2022/TC/D1TC05403A
Grant Number
EP/P000525/1
EP/R00188X/1
Subjects
Science & Technology
Technology
Physical Sciences
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Physics, Applied
Materials Science
Physics
ELECTROLUMINESCENCE
0303 Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry
0306 Physical Chemistry (incl. Structural)
0912 Materials Engineering
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2022-02-25