IP Library Granted Patent US 10,301,540
Granted Patent B2
US 10,301,540 · App. 16/057,478 · Granted May 28, 2019

Long persistent luminescence emitter and long persistent luminescent element

Inventors: Ryota Kabe (Fukuoka, JP); Chihaya Adachi (Fukuoka, JP)
Assignee: KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION
C09K11/06C09K2211/1007C09K2211/1014C09K2211/1018
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Patent No.
US 10,301,540
App. No.
16/057,478
Granted
May 28, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention discloses a long persistent luminescence emitter which has an electron-donating molecule that is stable in the radical cation state and an electron-accepting molecule that is stable in the radical anion state and from which luminescence is observed at 10 K after photo-irradiation of the long persistent luminescence emitter stops. According to the disclosed invention, persistent luminescence can be exhibited for a long time with only organic compounds without the use of any rare-earth elements.

Claims (21)

1. A long persistent luminescence emitter satisfying the following (1) and (2):

(1) the long persistent luminescence emitter has an electron-donating molecule and an electron-accepting molecule,

(2) after photo-irradiation of the long persistent luminescence emitter stops, a semi-log graph of the emission intensity on a logarithmic scale of the y-axis and the time of the x-axis is not linear; and

which further has a luminescent material in addition to the electron-donating molecule and the electron-accepting molecule.

2. The long persistent luminescence emitter according to claim 1 , wherein the luminescence is observed at 20° C. after the photo-irradiation of the long persistent luminescence emitter stops.

3. The long persistent luminescence emitter according to claim 1 , wherein after photo-irradiation of the long persistent luminescence emitter stops, a log-log graph of the emission intensity on a logarithmic scale of the y-axis and the time on a logarithmic scale of the x-axis is linear.

4. The long persistent luminescence emitter according to claim 1 , wherein the electron-donating molecule and the electron-accepting molecule form an exciplex.

5. The long persistent luminescence emitter according to claim 1 , which emits fluorescence.

6. The long persistent luminescence emitter according to claim 1 , wherein the electron-accepting molecule has any of the following partial structures:

wherein Ar represents an aromatic ring or a heteroaromatic ring.

7. The long persistent luminescence emitter according to claim 1 , wherein the electron-accepting molecule contains:

two or more phosphine oxide structures R 3 P(═O) wherein each R represents a substituent, and the three R's may be the same or different from each other; and

one hetero atom or more.

8. A long persistent luminescence emitter satisfying the following (1) and (2):

(1) the long persistent luminescence emitter has an electron-donating molecule and an electron-accepting molecule,

(2) after photo-irradiation of the long persistent luminescence emitter stops, a semi-log graph of the emission intensity on a logarithmic scale of the y-axis and the time of the x-axis is not linear, and

which has an area where the amount by mass of electron-donating molecules is 100 times or more higher than that of electron-accepting molecules and an area where the amount by mass of electron-accepting molecules is 100 times or more higher than that of electron-donating molecules.

9. A long persistent luminescence emitter satisfying the following (1) and (2):

(1) the long persistent luminescence emitter has an electron-donating molecule and an electron-accepting molecule,

(2) after photo-irradiation of the long persistent luminescence emitter stops, a semi-log graph of the emission intensity on a logarithmic scale of the y-axis and the time of the x-axis is not linear, and

wherein at least one of the electron-accepting molecule and the electron-donating molecule is a polymer having a repeating unit.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 1, 2019
From: KABE, RYOTA; ADACHI, CHIHAYA
To: OKINAWA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 049928/0516 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2019
From: KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION
To: KABE, RYOTA; ADACHI, CHIHAYA
Reel/Frame 049789/0979 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 6, 2018
From: KABE, RYOTA; ADACHI, CHIHAYA
To: KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 046802/0253 →
Priority Claims (4)
JP 2016-236432 · Dec 6, 2016 · national
JP 2017-087831 · Apr 27, 2017 · national
JP 2017-151837 · Aug 4, 2017 · national
JP 2017-199285 · Oct 13, 2017 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part PCTJP2017043741 · Dec 6, 2017
Related Publication 20180346807A1 · Dec 6, 2018
Cited By (1)
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