Recent progress on pure organic room temperature phosphorescent polymers

Abstract

Abstract So far, pure organic room temperature phosphorescence (RTP) materials are developing rapidly and have become a research hotspot in the scientific community. They are regarded as valuable resources with great potential for development in many fields, such as biomedicine, information multi‐level encryption, smart anti‐counterfeiting, and so on. Among them, a series of pure organic RTP polymer systems emerged at the right moment based on the excellent properties of polymers such as easy processing, low cost, and good biocompatibility. Furthermore, the huge molecular weight, long‐chain intertwined structure, and potential interactions with phosphors of polymers make them a focus for RTP emission. Herein, we describe the development history of this system in detail, explore the necessary factors for highly efficient emission from the phosphorescence emission process, and based on the dual effects of enhancing phosphorescence emission and shortening luminescence lifetime brought by heavy atoms, we summarize the internal mechanism and achievements of various researches from the perspective of heavy atom–containing and non‐heavy atom systems.

Keywords

• heavy atom effect
• room temperature phosphorescence
• polymer