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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Yvelin Giret, Dr Julien EngORCiD, Dr Thomas PopeORCiD, Professor Thomas Penfold
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Triplet state harvesting using thermally-activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) combined with effi- cient Förster resonant energy transfer (FRET) to a narrow fluorescent emitter is seen as a promis- ing approach to achieve high efficiency and colour-purity in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). In this work, we perform quantum chemistry and quantum dynamics simulations to model the so- called Hyperfluorescence (HF) process between a carbene-metal-amide (CMA) molecule with a Au bridging metal (Au-Cz) and a narrow blue fluorescent emitter, 2,5,8,11-tetra-tert-butylperylene (TBPe). Our quantum dynamics simulations illustrate a FRET rate of ∼1010 s−1 indicating that it occurs on the picosecond timescale comparable with the ISC crossing rate of Au-Cz. This high FRET rate, which is most strongly dependent on the energy difference between the S1 states of the donor and acceptor molecules, is advantageous for devices as it encourages rapid triplet harvesting. In addition, the comparable FRET and intersystem crossing (ISC) rates, in contrast to most organic only systems, would facilitate studying this mechanism using photoexcitation. Be- sides the FRET rate, Förster radii are also estimated from the quantum dynamics simulations for different energy differences between the donor and acceptor molecules and are in quan- titative agreement with the experimental estimations for different systems, showing that quan- tum nuclear dynamics simulation could be an important tool for enhancing our understanding of hyperfluorescence-based emitters.
Author(s): Giret Y, Eng J, Pope T, Penfold TJ
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Journal of Materials Chemistry C
Year: 2021
Volume: 9
Issue: 4
Pages: 1362-1369
Online publication date: 21/12/2020
Acceptance date: 21/12/2020
Date deposited: 26/01/2023
ISSN (print): 2050-7526
ISSN (electronic): 2050-7534
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
URL: https://doi.org/10.1039/D0TC04225K
DOI: 10.1039/D0TC04225K
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