Linear and cyclic porphyrin hexamers as near-infrared emitters in organic light-emitting diodes.

Fenwick, Oliver; Sprafke, Johannes K; Binas, Jonathan; Kondratuk, Dmitry V; Di Stasio, Francesco; Anderson, Harry L; Cacialli, Franco · Nano Lett · 2011

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Here we report organic light-emitting diodes incorporating linear and cyclic porphyrin hexamers which have red-shifted emission (λ(PL) = 873 and 920 nm, respectively) compared to single porphyrin rings as a consequence of their extended π-conjugation. We studied the photoluminescence and electroluminescence of blends with poly(9,9'-dioctylfluorene-alt-benzothiadiazole), demonstrating a high photoluminescence quantum efficiency of 7.7% for the linear hexamer when using additives to prevent aggregation and achieving high color purity near-infrared electroluminescence.

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