Boron‐Nitrogen Multi‐Resonance Framework With Heptagon‐Fused Carbazole and Spiro‐Locking Units Enables Extremely Long‐Lifetime Narrowband Green OLEDs

Z Zhiyi Chen Z Zhenghao Zhang (Center for X-Mechanics, Department of Engineering Mechanics, Zhejiang University) Z Zhuixing Xue (Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials College of Materials Science and Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen P. R. China) Y Yuxuan Hu (School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637457, Singapore) X Xiudan Zhang (Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials College of Materials Science and Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 P. R. China) J Jingsheng Miao (Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering) C Chengjun Pan (Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials College of Materials Science and Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 P. R. China) C Chuluo Yang (Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering)

Abstract

ABSTRACT Achieving high efficiency, narrow emission bandwidth, and long operational stability simultaneously remains a major challenge for organic light‐emitting diodes (OLEDs) in ultra‐high‐definition (UHD) displays. Herein, we report a synergistic molecular design integrating boron–nitrogen‐based multiple resonance (MR) frameworks with π‐extended heptagon‐fused carbazole (HpCz) and dibenzo‐carbazole (DBCz) units, reinforced by a spiro‐locking architecture. This dual strategy enhances molecular rigidity, suppresses vibronic coupling, and improves chemical stability. The resulting emitters, DBCzB‐Fl and HpCzB‐Fl, exhibit narrow green emission with full‐widths at half‐maximum of 26 (0.114 eV) and 22 nm (0.080 eV), respectively. OLEDs based on HpCzB‐Fl achieve an external quantum efficiency of 27.7%, a current efficiency of 113.0 cd·A −1 , a power efficiency of 126.8 lm·W −1 , and an operational lifetime (LT 90 at 1000 cd·m −2 ) of 17811 h, which is 2.3 times longer than its DBCz analogue. The superior performance and stability arise from the HpCz–spiro synergy, offering a robust design paradigm for stabilizing MR frameworks while maintaining spectral precision for next‐generation UHD display technologies.

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 65, Issue 11
Published March 09, 2026
ISSN 1433-7851
Publisher Wiley

Journal Info

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Wiley

ISSN: 1433-7851 Physical Sciences

Authors (8)

Z

Zhiyi Chen

Z

Zhenghao Zhang

Center for X-Mechanics, Department of Engineering Mechanics, Zhejiang University

Z

Zhuixing Xue

Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials College of Materials Science and Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen P. R. China

Y

Yuxuan Hu

School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637457, Singapore

X

Xiudan Zhang

Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials College of Materials Science and Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 P. R. China

J

Jingsheng Miao

Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering

C

Chengjun Pan

Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials College of Materials Science and Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 P. R. China

C

Chuluo Yang

Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering