Yu Zhen-Xing, Chen Xu-Wei, Chen Chuan-Feng, Li Meng
Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Function, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.
Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China.
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2025 May 2:e202507802. doi: 10.1002/anie.202507802.
Circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) materials with simultaneous high dissymmetry factor (g) and brightness are pivotal for advanced photonic applications but remain challenging due to inherent trade-offs betwwen g value and photoluminescenc quantum yield (PLQY). Here, we report a supramolecular engineering strategy to construct intrinsically luminescent chiral nematic liquid crystal (N*-LC) films via coassembly of luminescent liquid crystals (LLCs) and chiral dopant. First, five intrinsic LLCs molecules (2PFQ, 2PFBQ, 2PFB, 2PFSe, and 2PFS) were synthesized by combining the biphenyl framework with dioctyl-functionalized fluorene, achieving exceptional nematic phases and high brightness with PLQY up to 99%. Then, chiral coassembly of the obtained LLCs with chiral dopants (P/M-THH) followed by rapid thermal quenching yielded Bragg reflection-free N*-LC films exhibiting high-brightness CPL with recorded g values (up to 0.75) and PLQY (up to 71%). Full-color tunability and white CPL (CIE: 0.33, 0.33) were realized through precise compositional control. The simultaneous optimization of g and PLQY enables high-brightness CPL with advanced anticounterfeiting capabilities, opening new avenues for developing high-brighness CPL materials for polarized photonic and optoelectronic applications.
具有同时高不对称因子(g)和亮度的圆偏振发光(CPL)材料对于先进光子应用至关重要,但由于g值与光致发光量子产率(PLQY)之间固有的权衡,仍然具有挑战性。在此,我们报道了一种超分子工程策略,通过发光液晶(LLC)和手性掺杂剂的共组装来构建本征发光的手性向列相液晶(N*-LC)薄膜。首先,通过将联苯骨架与二辛基官能化芴相结合,合成了五个本征LLC分子(2PFQ、2PFBQ、2PFB、2PFSe和2PFS),实现了优异的向列相和高达99%的PLQY的高亮度。然后,将所得LLC与手性掺杂剂(P/M-THH)进行手性共组装,随后进行快速热猝灭,得到无布拉格反射的N*-LC薄膜,其具有记录的g值(高达0.75)和PLQY(高达71%)的高亮度CPL。通过精确的成分控制实现了全色可调性和白色CPL(CIE:0.33,0.33)。g和PLQY的同时优化使得具有先进防伪能力的高亮度CPL成为可能,为开发用于偏振光子和光电子应用的高亮度CPL材料开辟了新途径。