Excited state dynamics of new-type thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitters: theoretical view of light-emitting mechanism

Excited state dynamics of two new-type thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitters (DABNA-1 and DABNA-2) synthesised based on multiple resonance effect is studied based on first-principles calculation, and their light-emitting mechanism is explored. The excited state dynamics combing with the adiabatic energy structure of several low-lying excited states indicates that three lowest triplet states are involved in the light-emitting process. The analysis of reorganisation energy indicates different performances for two molecules in solvent and in film. Our theoretical work provides rational explanation for experimental results, and also gives clear picture for light-emitting mechanism of these new-type molecules.