Tetraphenylethylene substituted thienothiophene and dithienothiophene derivatives: Synthesis, optical properties and OLED applications

Recep Isci, Emine Tekin, Kerem Kaya, Selin Piravadili Mucur, Sultan Funda Gorkem, Turan Ozturk*

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Abstract

Thieno[3,2-b]thiophene (TT) and dithieno[3,2-b;3,2-d]thiophene (DTT) have drawn immense attention in the field of electronics and optoelectronics. In this work, the first examples of TTs (TPE2-TT and TPE3-TT) and a DTT (TPE2-DTT), having tetraphenylethylene (TPE) at the periphery exhibiting aggregation induced emission (AIE) in OLEDs, were designed and synthesized by the Suzuki coupling reaction. Their properties were investigated through experimental and computational studies, as well as X-ray diffraction and DFT optimization. TPE2-TT showed excellent device performance with a maximum luminance of 11620 cd m-2, a maximum current efficiency of 6.17 cd A-1 and a maximum external quantum efficiency of 2.43%. Moreover, these synthetically easily accessible molecules have high thermal stability, which makes them perfectly suitable for optical applications. This journal is.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7908-7915
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Materials Chemistry C
Volume8
Issue number23
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Jun 2020

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