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Aggregation-enhanced emission and efficient electroluminescence of conjugated polymers containing tetraphenylethene units

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Tetraphenylethene (TPE) is a popular luminogen characterized by aggregation-induced emission and has been widely used to construct solid-state emissive materials. In this work, two thermally stable polymers (P1 and P2) consisting of TPE conjugated to the 2,7-positions of fluorene and carbazole, respectively, are synthesized and characterized. Both polymers are weakly fluorescent in solutions but show greatly enhanced emission as the aggregate formation, presenting an aggregation-enhanced emission feature. Two kinds of polymer light-emitting diodes are fabricated utilizing P1 and P2 as emitters (EML) (device I: ITO/PEDOT:PSS (45 nm)/PVK:EML (1:1 wt%, 55 nm)/TPBI (38 nm)/Ca:Ag; device II: ITO/PEDOT:PSS (45 nm)/PVK:OXD-7:EML (3:1:3 wt%, 55 nm)/TPBI (38 nm)/Ca:Ag). The device II of P2 shows the best performances, affording a maximum luminance of 6500 cd/m2 and a high peak efficiency of 2.11 cd/A.

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  1. College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 310036, China

    BaiRong He, Bin Chen, XiaoFei Xu, HuaYu Qiu & ZuJin Zhao

  2. Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics & Information Displays (KLOEID), Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210046, China

    ShangHui Ye

  3. Shandong Kangjieli Artificial Stone Co., Ltd., Jining, 272000, China

    YanJu Guo

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He, B., Ye, S., Guo, Y. et al. Aggregation-enhanced emission and efficient electroluminescence of conjugated polymers containing tetraphenylethene units. Sci. China Chem. 56, 1221–1227 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-013-4929-2

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