A systematic review on 1,8-naphthalimide derivatives as emissive materials in organic light-emitting diodes

• Published in: Journal of materials science Vol. 57; no. 1; pp. 105 - 139
• Main Authors: Kagatikar, Sneha, Sunil, Dhanya
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 2022; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aluminum; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Chemistry and Materials Science; Classical Mechanics; Color; Crystallography and Scattering Methods; Devices; Efficiency; Electron transport; Emitters; Energy consumption; Flat panel displays; Hydrocarbons; Indium tin oxides; Light emitting diodes; Materials Science; Organic light emitting diodes; Organic materials; Polymer Sciences; Review; Semiconductors; Solid Mechanics; Systematic review; Technology application
• ISSN: 0022-2461; 1573-4803
• DOI: 10.1007/s10853-021-06602-w

Organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs) have garnered significant research attention owing to their immense application prospects in leading technologies for full-color flat panel displays and eco-friendly solid-state lighting. They demonstrate exceptional features such as mercury-free construction, wide viewing angle, superior color quality and captivating flexibility. The requirements of light-emitting organic materials pertaining to high stability, lifetime and luminescence quantum yield, combined with the fabrication of devices with high performance efficiency, are highly challenging. Rational molecular design of 1,8-naphthalimide (NI) derivatives can offer quite promising results in achieving standard-light-emitting materials with a wide range of colors for OLED applications. This review is mainly focused on the synthesis and usage of varyingly substituted NI frameworks as luminescent host, dopant, hole-blocking and electron-transporting materials for OLEDs that emit not only red, orange, green and blue colors, but also function as white emitters, which can really have an impact on reducing the energy consumption. The future prospects that could be explored to improve the research in the highly promising field of OLEDs are also discussed.
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