Synergistic Tri‐emission Enabling Single‐Component White Organic Light‐Emitting Transistors

X Xiangyu Tan (State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry (SKLAOC) Key Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design (MOE) College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Lanzhou University Lanzhou China) S Sheng‐hong Zhao (State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry (SKLAOC) Key Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design (MOE) College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Lanzhou University Lanzhou China) Q Qingbin Li (Beijing National Laboratory For Molecular Sciences Key Laboratory of Organic Solids Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China) S Shaoqing Guan (Beijing National Laboratory For Molecular Sciences Key Laboratory of Organic Solids Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China) Z Zhengsheng Qin (Beijing National Laboratory For Molecular Sciences Key Laboratory of Organic Solids Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China) Z Ziyi Xie (Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China) P Pu Wang C Can Gao (Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China) B Bing Sun H Huanli Dong (Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China) H Hao‐Li Zhang (State Key Laboratory of Natural Product Chemistry Key Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design (MOE) College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Lanzhou University Lanzhou P.R. China)

Abstract

ABSTRACT White organic light‐emitting transistors (OLETs) are poised to be pivotal components in next generation smart displays. However, their development is hindered by the scarcity of ideal materials that concurrently exhibit high charge carrier mobility and efficient white‐light emission. Herein, we present a novel molecular design strategy that achieves white electroluminescence by synergistically harnessing emissions from the monomer, excimer, and electromer within a single material. Guided by this approach, we designed and synthesized 2,6‐bis(dibenzo[b,d]thiophen‐3‐yl)anthracene (DTA), which exhibits a photoluminescence quantum yield of 35% and a high saturation hole mobility of 5.8 cm 2 V −1 s −1 . Remarkably, in single‐component OLET devices, DTA manifests an additional electromer emission. The combination of this red‐shifted electromer band with the monomer and excimer emissions results in broad‐spectrum white electroluminescence, with Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage coordinates of (0.3030, 0.3558). Moreover, the relative intensities of these three emissive species can be dynamically modulated by the gate voltage, enabling real‐time tuning of the white color temperature and achieving a high color‐rendering index. This work establishes a new design paradigm for high‐mobility white‐light emitters and represents a significant stride toward practical single‐component white OLETs.

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 65, Issue 15
Published April 06, 2026
ISSN 1433-7851
Publisher Wiley

Journal Info

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Wiley

ISSN: 1433-7851 Physical Sciences

Authors (11)

X

Xiangyu Tan

State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry (SKLAOC) Key Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design (MOE) College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Lanzhou University Lanzhou China

S

Sheng‐hong Zhao

State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry (SKLAOC) Key Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design (MOE) College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Lanzhou University Lanzhou China

Q

Qingbin Li

Beijing National Laboratory For Molecular Sciences Key Laboratory of Organic Solids Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China

S

Shaoqing Guan

Beijing National Laboratory For Molecular Sciences Key Laboratory of Organic Solids Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China

Z

Zhengsheng Qin

Beijing National Laboratory For Molecular Sciences Key Laboratory of Organic Solids Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China

Z

Ziyi Xie

Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China

P

Pu Wang

C

Can Gao

Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China

B

Bing Sun

H

Huanli Dong

Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China

H

Hao‐Li Zhang

State Key Laboratory of Natural Product Chemistry Key Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design (MOE) College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Lanzhou University Lanzhou P.R. China