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Abstract
Recent research has focused on the heavy-atom effect in organic luminescent materials, especially in multi-resonance thermally activated delayed fluorescence (MR-TADF) emitters. Traditional strategies involve directly conjugating heavy atoms to the chromophore, which often broadens the emission spectrum. This study explores an unconventional approach using the through-space heavy-atom effect, positioning heavy-atom moieties with nonconjugated short-range interaction with the chromophore. This method successfully demonstrates the “intramolecular external heavy-atom effect” proposed in the 1970s in cutting-edge high-efficiency emissive materials. Comparative analysis of these emitters confirms the spatial heavy-atom effect, maintaining the spectroscopic properties of MR chromophore while significantly improving external quantum efficiency in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). These emitters also mitigate efficiency roll-off, showcasing the potential of spatial interactions to enhance MR-TADF materials for OLED applications.
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Chem, affiliated with Cell as its sister journal, serves as a platform for groundbreaking research and illustrates how fundamental inquiries in chemistry and its related fields can contribute to addressing future global challenges. It was established in 2016, and is currently edited by Robert Eagling.