Intrinsically Spin‐Flip‐Induced Circularly Polarized Electroluminescence: A Strategy Spanning Deep Blue to Deep Red With Achiral MR and Perovskite Emitters

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Authors: Jianxing Chen, Zhe-Hong Su, D. P. Liu, Songqian Ni, Chi‐Chi Wu, Zezhu Xiao, Xingtian Wang, Tian Zhu, Wei Li, Weiguo Zhu, Xiugang Wu, Pi‐Tai Chou
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Abstract

ABSTRACT Integrating circularly polarized electroluminescence (CPEL) into light‐emitting diodes (LEDs) is crucial for advanced optical applications. However, its application is impeded by a longstanding trilemma involving a sufficient electroluminescence asymmetry factor (g EL ), high external quantum efficiency (EQE), and narrow emission bandwidth. Here, a new strategy is proposed for generating CPEL in both circularly polarized organic light‐emitting diodes (CP‐OLEDs) and circularly polarized LEDs (CP‐LEDs) by incorporating a chiral additive into the PEDOT:PSS ((3, 4‐ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate)) hole‐injection layer (HIL) to induce a spin‐flipping. Consequently, solution‐processable CP‐OLEDs based on common achiral emitters achieve advantages of high g EL , high EQE, and excellent color purity. Comparing the original PEDOT:PSS based devices, improved maximum external quantum efficiency (EQE max ) of 17.2%, 20.3%, 12.0%, and 23.0% were obtained, with |g EL | of 2 × 10 −2 , 6 × 10 −3 , 1 × 10 −2 , and 1 × 10 −3 , for blue multi‐resonance emitter, green phosphorescent emitter, and green multi‐resonance emitters, respectively. This strategy enables deep‐red perovskite‐based CP‐LEDs to deliver not only pronounced CPEL but also several‐fold enhancements in performance. Angle‐dependent CPEL measurements confirm the observed CPEL originating from spin‐flip induction rather than polarization effects. This chiral additive HIL strategy establishes a universal platform for efficient CPEL across a wide range of achiral emitters and is applicable to both OLED and LED technologies.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds Magnetism in coordination complexes

Publication details

Journal / source
Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Publisher
Wiley
Volume
65
Issue
20
Pages
e2767710–e2767710
Publication date
2 April 2026
Language
EN