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ArticleJournal of the American Chemical Society2026

Macrocyclic Covalent Encapsulation of a Multi-Resonant Emitter: Understanding and Controlling Interactions in Highly Efficient Deep-Blue OLEDs.

Erin M Holdsworth, Hwan-Hee Cho, Andrew D Bond, Stephanie Montanaro, Seung-Je Woo, Tianyu Huang, Jordan Shaikh, Fathy Hassan, Sebastian Gorgon, Víctor Riesgo-Gonzalez and 4 more

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Article in Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Erin M HoldsworthYusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Rd, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom.ORCID 0009-0008-3239-9286
Hwan-Hee ChoCavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, JJ Thomson Ave, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United Kingdom.
Andrew D BondYusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Rd, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-1744-0489
Stephanie MontanaroYusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Rd, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom.
Seung-Je WooCavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, JJ Thomson Ave, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United Kingdom.
Tianyu HuangYusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Rd, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom.
Jordan ShaikhYusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Rd, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom.
Fathy HassanYusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Rd, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom.
Sebastian GorgonCavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, JJ Thomson Ave, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-1361-1973
Víctor Riesgo-GonzalezDepartment of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Mansfield Rd, Oxford OX1 3TA, United Kingdom.
Alexander J GillettCavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, JJ Thomson Ave, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0001-7572-7333
Daniel G CongraveYusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Rd, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-2509-7641
Richard H FriendCavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, JJ Thomson Ave, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0001-6565-6308
Hugo A BronsteinYusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Rd, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-0293-8775

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Abstract

Multi-resonant thermally activated delayed fluorescence (MR-TADF) emitters have emerged as popular candidates for the development of blue organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), offering narrowband emission, high photoluminescence quantum yields (PLQYs), and the ability to upconvert dark triplet states to bright singlet states. However, their planar polycyclic structures promote detrimental intermolecular interactions in the solid-state which diminish the color purity and introduce nonradiative loss pathways. Furthermore, the intrinsic luminescence of many MR-TADF emitters fails to satisfy the stringent color purity standards required for next-generation display technologies. Here, we synthetically address these issues by covalently encapsulating a blue-shifted MR-TADF emitter within a protective macrocyclic ring. We identify a previously undiscovered utility of macrocyclic encapsulation, whereby it can shield the MR core from the surrounding environment to enhance its radiative rate, PLQY, and reverse intersystem crossing (RISC) efficiency. Only with spectrally resolved transient photoluminescence measurements were we able to identify the weakly emissive aggregate and excimer species, and definitively confirm that the macrocycle suppresses their formation in the solid-state, thereby preserving narrowband deep-blue emission and reducing nonradiative losses. Notably, these performance enhancements were achieved without compromising thermal stability or vacuum-processability. When integrated into an OLED device based on the "hyperfluorescent" strategy, this emitter delivers an exceptional combined maximum external quantum efficiency (EQE) of 33% and (0.146, 0.046) CIE

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