Isomeric model molecules: understanding and regulating the emission nature of multiple-resonance thermally activated delayed fluorescence
Xinliang Cai, Rajat Walia, Weixiong Guo, Yexuan Pu, Jinbei Wei, Xian-Kai Chen, Yue Wang · 2026
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Xinliang Cai and colleagues fine-tune glowing molecules for screens in this 2026 chemistry paper. The molecules, called MR-TADF emitters, promise pure colours and high efficiency for organic light-emitting diodes, but designers have lacked basic rules linking structure to glow behaviour.
Instead of chasing new shapes, the team compared twin versions of the same skeleton that differ only in how parts connect. Those small changes revealed what sets the emission colour and how long the excited state lasts, and theory backed the explanation. Two of the molecules then performed strongly in test devices, with high efficiency and clean colour. The authors offer the isomer trick as a design guide.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Xinliang Cai, Rajat Walia, Weixiong Guo, Yexuan Pu, Jinbei Wei, Xian-Kai Chen, Yue Wang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 33111 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |