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ArticleNature communications2026

Approaching-unity PLQY and high stretchability in polymer emitters via molecular spacers.

Glingna Wang, Wei Liu, Zhiming Zhang, Cheng Zhang, Benjamin T Diroll, Naisong Shan, Yang Li, Mohammed Syed Nurul Azam Azmir, Xiaodan Gu, Sihong Wang

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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10 authors.

Glingna Wang *Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA.
Wei Liu *Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA. wei6@suda.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1207-204X
Zhiming ZhangPritzker School of Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5746-9203
Cheng ZhangPritzker School of Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3026-1159
Benjamin T DirollNanoscience and Technology Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL, 60439, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3488-0213
Naisong ShanPritzker School of Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1476-6539
Yang LiPritzker School of Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1912-1438
Mohammed Syed Nurul Azam AzmirSchool of Polymer Science and Engineering, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, 39406, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-4792-1526
Xiaodan GuSchool of Polymer Science and Engineering, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, 39406, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1123-3673
Sihong WangPritzker School of Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA. sihongwang@uchicago.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3611-0004

Funding

Immunocompatible electronic polymers and devices for implantable sensors and stimulators that resist foreign-body responsesDP2EB034563 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI WANG, SIHONG · 2022 to 2025
$2.3M
National Science Foundation (NSF) 2239618NIBIB NIH HHS DP2 EB034563U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) DE-AC02-06CH11357U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) 1DP2EB034563
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Stretchable organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) hold great promise for wearable displays and optical biointerfaces, yet progress is hindered by the intrinsic trade-off between mechanical stretchability and high emission efficiency. Here, we present a broadly applicable strategy to enhance both stretchability and light-emitting performance in thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) polymers through the incorporation of optoelectronically inert small-molecule plasticizers. Using dioctyl phthalate (DOP) as a model additive, we show that plasticizers function as molecular spacers, expanding free volume to suppress triplet exciton quenching while facilitating stress-dissipative chain mobility. The resulting composites achieve approaching-unity photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY), stretchability beyond 110% strain, and improved electroluminescent efficiency, with external quantum efficiency (EQE), reaching 12.6% in rigid devices and 3.05% in fully stretchable OLEDs. This strategy is effective across a range of TADF polymers, demonstrating plasticizer engineering as a simple, scalable design principle for intrinsically stretchable optoelectronic materials.

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