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Phosphorescence meets its match

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The advent of novel fluorophores that harness thermally activated energy transfer processes is resulting in a new breed of highly efficient organic light-emitting diodes.

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Figure 1: Key photophysical differences between phosphorescent and TADF-type emitters.
Figure 2: Chemical structure of the blue emitter bis[4-(9,9-dimethyl-9,10-dihydroacridine)phenyl]sulphone (MAD-DPS).

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