Discovery of donor molecule pair could transform OLED technology and explosives detection

Discovery of donor molecule pair could transform OLED technology and explosives detection

In modern devices, such as phone screens or advanced sensors, light is often generated by pairs of organic molecules, where one molecule, known as the donor, transmits electrons, and the other, referred to as the acceptor, receives them. An international team of scientists from Kaunas University of Technology, KTU, Lithuania, has, for the first time, observed the luminescence of an excited complex formed by two donor molecules.

KTU researchers developed the first OLED emitters based on complex formed by two donor molecules

Researchers from the Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) in Lithuania, in collaboration with Ukrainian scientists, has designed and synthesized OLED emitters based on a complex formed by two donor molecules. This is the first time that emission is observed by such a complex. This is still an early stage science, but this new emitter type could lead to simpler, more efficient, and more sustainable OLED devices. There are also applications for t…