Highly Dissymmetric and Multicolor Circularly Polarized Organic Hyperafterglow

H Hui Li F Fei Xu Z Zhenpeng Song (Libin Cardiovascular Institute, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary) F Feifan Zhao S Shaobo Guo C Cheng Tan J Jiao Liu J Jinyang Li H Hailing Zhang H Huanhuan Li G Gaozhan Xie Y Ye Tao (State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiological Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Biomedical Basic Research Center (BBRC) of Jiangsu) B Bingxiang Li (College of Electronic and Optical Engineering & College of Flexible Electronics (Future Technology) Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications Nanjing China) W Wei Huang

Abstract

ABSTRACT Circularly polarized organic afterglow (CPOA) materials have garnered considerable interest for their potential in information encryption, 3D displays, and sensing technologies. However, realizing CPOA materials that simultaneously offer high efficiency, long lifetime, high color purity, and large dissymmetry factor ( g lum ) remains a significant challenge. Herein, an effective CP‐hyperafterglow design strategy that rationally integrates narrowband hyperafterglow polymers with cholesteric liquid crystal matrices is proposed. The resulting polymeric films deliver multicolor narrowband CP‐hyperafterglow emission with high photoluminescence quantum yields of up to 81%, emission bandwidths as narrow as ∼40 nm, ultralong lifetimes reaching 957 s, and maximum | g lum | values of up to 1.3. Benefiting from these photophysical merits, various applications, including information encoding, multilevel encryption, and chiral display, are demonstrated. These findings offer a simple and reliable route toward high‐performance CP‐hyperafterglow, advancing the development of chiral optoelectronic materials and applications.

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 1, Issue 1
Published July 02, 2026
ISSN 1433-7851
Publisher Wiley

Journal Info

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Wiley

ISSN: 1433-7851 Physical Sciences

Authors (14)

H

Hui Li

F

Fei Xu

Z

Zhenpeng Song

Libin Cardiovascular Institute, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary

F

Feifan Zhao

S

Shaobo Guo

C

Cheng Tan

J

Jiao Liu

J

Jinyang Li

H

Hailing Zhang

H

Huanhuan Li

G

Gaozhan Xie

Y

Ye Tao

State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiological Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Biomedical Basic Research Center (BBRC) of Jiangsu

B

Bingxiang Li

College of Electronic and Optical Engineering & College of Flexible Electronics (Future Technology) Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications Nanjing China

W

Wei Huang