A composition capable of emitting circularly polarised light comprises a medium including a chiral, helical liquid crystalline phase with a substantially fixed, temperature independent helical pitch. The liquid crystalline phase is comprised of calamatic liquid crystal molecules having a luminescent moiety and the composition is such that excitation of the luminescent moiety causes the medium to emit light in the bandwidth of selective reflection of the liquid crystalline phase. To achieve the substantially temperature independent helical pitch, the chiral helical liquid crystalline phase may be in the form of a glass or a polymerised network. The composition may be used to produce a light emitting device, e.g. and OLED.
A composition capable of emitting circularly polarised light comprises a medium including a chiral, helical liquid crystalline phase with a substantially fixed, temperature independent helical pitch. The liquid crystalline phase is comprised of calamatic liquid crystal molecules having a luminescent moiety and the composition is such that excitation of the luminescent moiety causes the medium to emit light in the bandwidth of selective reflection of the liquid crystalline phase. To achieve the substantially temperature independent helical pitch, the chiral helical liquid crystalline phase may be in the form of a glass or a polymerised network. The composition may be used to produce a light emitting device, e.g. and OLED.
Charge-transport in crystalline organic semiconductors with liquid crystalline order
作者:Panos Vlachos、Bassam Mansoor、Matthew P. Aldred、Mary O'Neill、Stephen M. Kelly
DOI:10.1039/b501875g
日期:——
We report the design and synthesis of a liquid crystalline material exhibiting highly ordered smectic phases and high charge carrier-mobility; by a process known as “paramorphosis” highly ordered smectic phases can be transferred to the amorphous crystalline state on crystallisation without the formation of significant crystal grain boundaries and deep traps.