Horizontal Molecular Orientation Control in Luminescent Gold(III) Complexes for Realization of High Performance Organic Light-Emitting Devices
Grant Data
Project Title
Horizontal Molecular Orientation Control in Luminescent Gold(III) Complexes for Realization of High Performance Organic Light-Emitting Devices
Duration
24
Start Date
2024-03-01
Amount
1798600
Conference Title
Horizontal Molecular Orientation Control in Luminescent Gold(III) Complexes for Realization of High Performance Organic Light-Emitting Devices
Keywords
Horizontal Molecular Orientation Control, Luminescent Gold(III) Complexes, Realization of High Performance Organic Light-Emitting Devices
Discipline
Chemical Sciences
HKU Project Code
MHP/199/23
Grant Type
Mainland-Hong Kong Joint Funding Scheme (MHKJFS)
Funding Year
2024
Status
On-going
Objectives
This project aims to develop new classes of robust gold(III) complexes with horizontally-oriented properties for the applications of high-performance organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs) and to generate a reliable and industrial-competitive technological know-how. The project team will focus on the optimization of the photoluminescence properties of gold(III) complexes and manipulate their molecular orientation through a rational molecular design and chemical structure modifications. With the aid of theoretical calculations and optical simulations, molecular structures, configurations and excited states in the complexes will be explored for providing important parameters including film orientation order parameters. The present project is envisaged to overcome the ""bottle-neck"" limitation of low out-coupling efficiency in OLEDs, as well as to generate the proprietary gold(III) complexes with Hong Kong-owned IP rights. The project can also facilitate and motivate more R&D activities with the Mainland and Guangdong Province, and holds great promise to make full use of the rich gold reserves in China and possibly overturns the business monopolies dominated by the foreign material suppliers.