Plurality of host materials and organic electroluminescent device comprising the same
The present disclosure relates to three different types of host materials, and an organic electroluminescent device comprising the same, and it is possible to provide an organic electroluminescent device having higher luminous efficiency and/or improved lifetime properties compared to a conventional organic electroluminescent device.
1 . A plurality of host materials comprising a first host material, a second host material, and a third host material, wherein each of the first host material, the second host material, and the third host material does not comprise a carbazole or fused carbazole structure, and the first host material, the second host material, and the third host material are different from each other; wherein
the first host material comprises a compound represented by the following formula 1, the second host material comprises a compound represented by any one of the following formulas 2 to 4, and the third host material comprises a compound represented by any one of the following formulas 1 to 4, wherein the third host material is different from the first host material and the second host material:
T-L 1 -Ar 1 (1)
in formula 1,
T represents any one selected from the group consisting of the following formulas 1-1 to 1-5:
wherein,
X 1 and Y 1 , each independently, represent-N=, —NR 5 -, —O—, or —S—, with the proviso that any one of X 1 and Y 1 represents-N=, and the other of X 1 and Y 1 represents —NR 5 -, —O—, or —S—;
R 1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, or a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl;
R 2 to R 5 , each independently, represent hydrogen, deuterium, a halogen, a cyano, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C3-C30)cycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkoxy, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C1-C30)alkylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted di(C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyldi(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C1-C30)alkylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C6-C30)arylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino, or a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylamino; or may be linked to an adjacent substituent(s) to form a ring(s);
a and b, each independently, represent 1 or 2; c represents an integer of 1 to 4; where if each of a to c is an integer of 2 or more, each of R 2 to each of R 4 may be the same or different;
R 6 to R 12 , each independently, represent hydrogen, deuterium, a halogen, a cyano, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C3-C30)cycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 7-membered)heterocycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted fused ring group of a (C3-C30) aliphatic ring(s) and a (C6-C30) aromatic ring(s), a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C1-C30)alkylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted di(C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyldi(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C1-C30)alkylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C2-C30)alkenylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl(C2-C30)alkenylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C6-C30)arylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C2-C30)alkenyl(C6-C30)arylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C2-C30)alkenyl(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino, or a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino;
T 1 to T 25 , each independently, represent N or CV 1 ;
V 1 , each independently, represents hydrogen, deuterium, a halogen, a cyano, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C3-C30)cycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkoxy, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C1-C30)alkylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted di(C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyldi(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C6-C30)aryldiyl, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C1-C30)alkylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C2-C30)alkenylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl(C2-C30)alkenylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C6-C30)arylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C2-C30)alkenyl(C6-C30)arylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C2-C30)alkenyl(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino, or a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino; or may be linked to an adjacent substituent(s) to form a ring(s);
d, f, h, and k, each independently, represent an integer of 1 to 4; e, i, and i, each independently, represent an integer of 1 or 2; where if each of d to f and h to k is an integer of 2 or more, each of R 6 to each of R 11 may be the same or different;
Ar 1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl, or
Ar 2 and Ar 3 , each independently, represent a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl, or a substituted or unsubstituted (C3-C30)cycloalkyl; and
L 1 to L 3 , each independently, represent a single bond, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)arylene, or a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroarylene;
in formulas 2 to 4,
X 2 to X 4 , each independently, represent CR 13 or N, with the proviso that at least one of X 2 to X 4 represents N;
R 13 , each independently, represents hydrogen, deuterium, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C3-C30)cycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 7-membered)heterocycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted fused ring group of a (C3-C30) aliphatic ring(s) and a (C6-C30) aromatic ring(s), a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, or a substituted or unsubstituted (3-to 30-membered)heteroaryl; or may be linked to an adjacent substituent(s) to form a ring(s);
L 4 to L 9 , each independently, represent a single bond, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)arylene, or a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroarylene;
ring A represents a benzene ring or a naphthalene ring;
Ar 4 to Ar 9 , each independently, represent a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C3-C30)cycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 7-membered)heterocycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted fused ring group of a (C3-C30) aliphatic ring(s) and a (C6-C30) aromatic ring(s), a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C1-C30)alkylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted di(C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyldi(C6-C30)arylsilyl, or a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C6-C30)arylsilyl; or may be linked to an adjacent substituent(s) to form a ring(s); and
p represents an integer of 0 to 6; where if p is an integer of 2 or more, each of L 9 and each of Ar 9 may be the same or different; and wherein
the maximum emission wavelength of the plurality of host materials is shifted by at least 20 nm from the maximum emission wavelength of each of the first host material, the second host material, and the third host material.
2 . The plurality of host materials according to claim 1 , wherein the substituent(s) of the substituted (C1-C30)alkyl, the substituted (C3-C30)cycloalkyl, the substituted (3- to 7-membered)heterocycloalkyl, the substituted fused ring group, the substituted (C6-C30)aryl, the substituted (C6-C30)arylene, the substituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl, the substituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroarylene, the substituted (C1-C30)alkoxy, the substituted tri(C1-C30)alkylsilyl, the substituted di(C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylsilyl, the substituted (C1-C30)alkyldi(C6-C30)arylsilyl, the substituted tri(C6-C30)arylsilyl, the substituted mono- or di-(C1-C30)alkylamino, the substituted mono- or di-(C2-C30)alkenylamino, the substituted (C1-C30)alkyl(C2-C30)alkenylamino, the substituted mono- or di-(C6-C30)arylamino, the substituted (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylamino, the substituted mono- or di-(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino, the substituted (C1-C30)alkyl(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino, the substituted (C2-C30)alkenyl(C6-C30)arylamino, the substituted (C2-C30)alkenyl(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino, and the substituted (C6-C30)aryl(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino, each independently, are at least one selected from the group consisting of deuterium; a halogen; a cyano; a carboxyl; a nitro; a hydroxyl; a phosphine oxide; a (C1-C30)alkyl; a halo(C1-C30)alkyl; a (C2-C30)alkenyl unsubstituted or substituted with a (C6-C30)aryl(s); a (C2-C30)alkynyl; a (C1-C30)alkoxy; a (C1-C30)alkylthio; a (C3-C30)cycloalkyl; a (C3-C30)cycloalkenyl; a (3- to 7-membered)heterocycloalkyl; a (C6-C30)aryloxy; a (C6-C30)arylthio; a (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl unsubstituted or substituted with a (C6-C30)aryl(s); a (C6-C30)aryl unsubstituted or substituted with at least one of a (C1-C30)alkyl(s) and a (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl(s); a tri(C1-C30)alkylsilyl; a tri(C6-C30)arylsilyl; a di(C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylsilyl; a (C1-C30)alkyldi(C6-C30)arylsilyl; a fused ring group of a (C3-C30) aliphatic ring(s) and a (C6-C30) aromatic ring(s); an amino; a mono- or di-(C1-C30)alkylamino; a mono- or di-(C2-C30)alkenylamino; a mono- or di-(C6-C30)arylamino unsubstituted or substituted with a (C1-C30)alkyl(s); a mono- or di-(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino; a (C1-C30)alkyl(C2-C30)alkenylamino; a (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylamino; a (C1-C30)alkyl(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino; a (C2-C30)alkenyl(C6-C30)arylamino; a (C2-C30)alkenyl(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino; a (C6-C30)aryl(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino; a (C1-C30)alkylcarbonyl; a (C1-C30)alkoxycarbonyl; a (C6-C30)arylcarbonyl; a (C6-C30)arylphosphine; a di(C6-C30)arylboronyl; a di(C1-C30)alkylboronyl; a (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylboronyl; a (C6-C30)aryl(C1-C30)alkyl; and a (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)aryl.
3 . The plurality of host materials according to claim 1 , wherein the formula 1 is represented by any one of the following formulas 1-11 to 1-16:
in formulas 1-11 to 1-16,
Ar 1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, or a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl; and
X 1 , Y 1 , R 1 to R 4 , R 6 to R 12 , T 1 to T 25 , L 1 to L 3 , Ar 2 , Ar 3 , a to f, and h to k are as defined in claim 1 .
4 . The plurality of host materials according to claim 1 , wherein in formulas 2 to 4, at least one of Ar 4 to Ar 9 is selected from the group consisting of the following formulas a-1 to a-7:
in formulas a-1 to a-7,
X 5 , each independently, represents O, S, or CR 18 R 19 ;
R 18 and R 19 , each independently, represent a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C3-C30)cycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted fused ring group of a (C3-C30) aliphatic ring(s) and a (C6-C30) aromatic ring(s), a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, or a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl; or R 18 and R 19 may be linked to each other to form a spiro ring;
R 14 and R 15 , each independently, represent hydrogen, deuterium, a halogen, a cyano, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C3-C30)cycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 7-membered)heterocycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted fused ring group of a (C3-C30) aliphatic ring(s) and a (C6-C30) aromatic ring(s), a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C1-C30)alkylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted di(C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyldi(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C1-C30)alkylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C2-C30)alkenylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl(C2-C30)alkenylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C6-C30)arylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C2-C30)alkenyl(C6-C30)arylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C2-C30)alkenyl(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino, or a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino;
l to n, each independently, represent an integer of 1 to 4; o represents an integer of 1 to 6; where if each of I to o is an integer of 2 or more, each of R 14 to each of R 17 may be the same or different;
R 6 to R 8 , R 16 , and R 17 , each independently, represent hydrogen, deuterium, a halogen, a cyano, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C3-C30)cycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 7-membered)heterocycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted fused ring group of a (C3-C30) aliphatic ring(s) and a (C6-C30) aromatic ring(s), a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C1-C30)alkylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted di(C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyldi(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C1-C30)alkylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C2-C30)alkenylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl(C2-C30)alkenylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C6-C30)arylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C2-C30)alkenyl(C6-C30)arylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C2-C30)alkenyl(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino, or a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino; or may be linked to an adjacent substituent(s) to form a ring(s); and
X 1 , Y 1 , R 1 to R 4 , R 9 to R 12 , a to f, and h to k are as defined in claim 1 .
5 . The plurality of host materials according to claim 1 , wherein any two of the first host material, the second host material and the third host material have a difference in deposition temperature of between 0° C. and 20° C. at 10 −3 torr or less.
6 . A plurality of host materials comprising a first host material, a second host material, and a third host material, wherein each of the first host material, the second host material, and the third host material does not comprise a carbazole or fused carbazole structure, and the first host material, the second host material, and the third host material are different from each other; wherein
the first host material comprises a compound represented by the following formula 1, the second host material comprises a compound represented by any one of the following formulas 2 to 4, and the third host material comprises a compound represented by any one of the following formulas 1 to 4, wherein the third host material is different from the first host material and the second host material:
T-L 1 -Ar 1 (1)
in formula 1,
T represents any one selected from the group consisting of the following formulas 1-1 to 1-5:
wherein,
X 1 and Y 1 , each independently, represent-N=, —NR 5 -, —O—, or —S—, with the proviso that any one of X 1 and Y 1 represents-N=, and the other of X 1 and Y 1 represents —NR 5 -, —O—, or —S—;
R 1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, or a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl;
R 2 to R 5 , each independently, represent hydrogen, deuterium, a halogen, a cyano, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C3-C30)cycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkoxy, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C1-C30)alkylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted di(C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyldi(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C1-C30)alkylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C6-C30)arylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino, or a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylamino; or may be linked to an adjacent substituent(s) to form a ring(s);
a and b, each independently, represent 1 or 2; c represents an integer of 1 to 4; where if each of a to c is an integer of 2 or more, each of R 2 to each of R 4 may be the same or different;
R 6 to R 12 , each independently, represent hydrogen, deuterium, a halogen, a cyano, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C3-C30)cycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 7-membered)heterocycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted fused ring group of a (C3-C30) aliphatic ring(s) and a (C6-C30) aromatic ring(s), a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C1-C30)alkylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted di(C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyldi(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C1-C30)alkylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C2-C30)alkenylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl(C2-C30)alkenylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C6-C30)arylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C2-C30)alkenyl(C6-C30)arylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C2-C30)alkenyl(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino, or a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino;
T 1 to T 25 , each independently, represent N or CV 1 ;
V 1 , each independently, represents hydrogen, deuterium, a halogen, a cyano, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C3-C30)cycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkoxy, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C1-C30)alkylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted di(C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyldi(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C1-C30)alkylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C2-C30)alkenylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl(C2-C30)alkenylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C6-C30)arylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C2-C30)alkenyl(C6-C30)arylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C2-C30)alkenyl(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino, or a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino; or may be linked to an adjacent substituent(s) to form a ring(s);
d, f, h, and k, each independently, represent an integer of 1 to 4; e, i, and i, each independently, represent an integer of 1 or 2; where if each of d to f and h to k is an integer of 2 or more, each of R 6 to each of R 11 may be the same or different;
Ar 1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl, or
Ar 2 and Ar 3 , each independently, represent a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl, or a substituted or unsubstituted (C3-C30)cycloalkyl; and
L 1 to L 3 , each independently, represent a single bond, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)arylene, or a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroarylene;
in formulas 2 to 4,
X 2 to X 4 , each independently, represent CR 13 or N, with the proviso that at least one of X 2 to X 4 represents N;
R 13 , each independently, represents hydrogen, deuterium, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C3-C30)cycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 7-membered)heterocycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted fused ring group of a (C3-C30) aliphatic ring(s) and a (C6-C30) aromatic ring(s), a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, or a substituted or unsubstituted (3-to 30-membered)heteroaryl; or may be linked to an adjacent substituent(s) to form a ring(s);
L 4 to L 9 , each independently, represent a single bond, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)arylene, or a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroarylene;
ring A represents a benzene ring or a naphthalene ring;
Ar 4 to Ar 9 , each independently, represent a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C3-C30)cycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 7-membered)heterocycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted fused ring group of a (C3-C30) aliphatic ring(s) and a (C6-C30) aromatic ring(s), a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C1-C30)alkylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted di(C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyldi(C6-C30)arylsilyl, or a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C6-C30)arylsilyl; or may be linked to an adjacent substituent(s) to form a ring(s); and
p represents an integer of 0 to 6; where if p is an integer of 2 or more, each of L 9 and each of Ar 9 may be the same or different; and wherein
each of the first host material and the third host material has stronger hole transport properties than the second host material; and the HOMO energy level of a light-emitting layer comprising the plurality of host materials satisfies the following Equation 1 or 2:
| A h1 −A h3 |≤0.5 eV [Equation 1]
| A h1 −A h3 |≤0.3 eV [Equation 2]
in Equations 1 and 2, A h1 represents the HOMO energy level of the first host material, and A h3 represents the HOMO energy level of the third host material.
7 . A plurality of host materials comprising a first host material, a second host material, and a third host material, wherein each of the first host material, the second host material, and the third host material does not comprise a carbazole or fused carbazole structure, and the first host material, the second host material, and the third host material are different from each other; wherein
the first host material comprises a compound represented by the following formula 1, the second host material comprises a compound represented by any one of the following formulas 2 to 4, and the third host material comprises a compound represented by any one of the following formulas 1 to 4, wherein the third host material is different from the first host material and the second host material:
T-L 1 -Ar 1 (1)
in formula 1,
T represents any one selected from the group consisting of the following formulas 1-1 to 1-5:
wherein,
X 1 and Y 1 , each independently, represent-N=, —NR 5 -, —O—, or —S—, with the proviso that any one of X 1 and Y 1 represents-N=, and the other of X 1 and Y 1 represents —NR 5 -, —O—, or —S—;
R 1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, or a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl;
R 2 to R 5 , each independently, represent hydrogen, deuterium, a halogen, a cyano, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C3-C30)cycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkoxy, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C1-C30)alkylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted di(C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyldi(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C1-C30)alkylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C6-C30)arylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino, or a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylamino; or may be linked to an adjacent substituent(s) to form a ring(s);
a and b, each independently, represent 1 or 2; c represents an integer of 1 to 4; where if each of a to c is an integer of 2 or more, each of R 2 to each of R 4 may be the same or different;
R 6 to R 12 , each independently, represent hydrogen, deuterium, a halogen, a cyano, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C3-C30)cycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 7-membered)heterocycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted fused ring group of a (C3-C30) aliphatic ring(s) and a (C6-C30) aromatic ring(s), a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C1-C30)alkylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted di(C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyldi(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C1-C30)alkylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C2-C30)alkenylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl(C2-C30)alkenylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C6-C30)arylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C2-C30)alkenyl(C6-C30)arylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C2-C30)alkenyl(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino, or a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino;
T 1 to T 25 , each independently, represent N or CV 1 ;
V 1 , each independently, represents hydrogen, deuterium, a halogen, a cyano, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C3-C30)cycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkoxy, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C1-C30)alkylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted di(C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyldi(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C1-C30)alkylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C2-C30)alkenylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl(C2-C30)alkenylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C6-C30)arylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C2-C30)alkenyl(C6-C30)arylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C2-C30)alkenyl(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino, or a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl(3- to 30-membered)heteroarylamino; or may be linked to an adjacent substituent(s) to form a ring(s);
d, f, h, and k, each independently, represent an integer of 1 to 4; e, i, and i, each independently, represent an integer of 1 or 2; where if each of d to f and h to k is an integer of 2 or more, each of R 6 to each of R 11 may be the same or different;
Ar 1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl, or
Ar 2 and Ar 3 , each independently, represent a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl, or a substituted or unsubstituted (C3-C30)cycloalkyl; and
L 1 to L 3 , each independently, represent a single bond, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)arylene, or a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroarylene;
in formulas 2 to 4,
X 2 to X 4 , each independently, represent CR 13 or N, with the proviso that at least one of X 2 to X 4 represents N;
R 13 , each independently, represents hydrogen, deuterium, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C3-C30)cycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 7-membered)heterocycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted fused ring group of a (C3-C30) aliphatic ring(s) and a (C6-C30) aromatic ring(s), a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, or a substituted or unsubstituted (3-to 30-membered)heteroaryl; or may be linked to an adjacent substituent(s) to form a ring(s);
L 4 to L 9 , each independently, represent a single bond, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)arylene, or a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroarylene;
ring A represents a benzene ring or a naphthalene ring;
Ar 4 to Ar 9 , each independently, represent a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C3-C30)cycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 7-membered)heterocycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted fused ring group of a (C3-C30) aliphatic ring(s) and a (C6-C30) aromatic ring(s), a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C1-C30)alkylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted di(C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyldi(C6-C30)arylsilyl, or a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C6-C30)arylsilyl; or may be linked to an adjacent substituent(s) to form a ring(s); and
p represents an integer of 0 to 6; where if p is an integer of 2 or more, each of L 9 and each of Ar 9 may be the same or different; and wherein
each of the second host material and the third host material has stronger electron transport properties than the first host material; and the LUMO energy level of a light-emitting layer comprising the plurality of host materials satisfies the following Equation 3 or 4:
| A l2 −A l3 |≤0.5 eV [Equation 3]
| A l2 −A l3 |≤0.3 eV [Equation 4]
in Equations 3 and 4, A l2 represents the LUMO energy level of the second host material, and A l3 represents the LUMO energy level of the third host material.
8 . The plurality of host materials according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of host materials comprise 5 wt % to 70 wt % of the first host material, 5 wt % to 70 wt % of the second host material, and 10 wt % to 90 wt % of the third host material.
9 . The plurality of host materials according to claim 1 , wherein the compound represented by formula 1 is at least one selected from the group consisting of the following compounds:
10 . The plurality of host materials according to claim 1 , wherein the compound represented by any one of the formulas 2 to 4 is at least one selected from the group consisting of the following compounds:
11 . An organic electroluminescent device comprising an anode, a cathode, and at least one light-emitting layer between the anode and the cathode, wherein at least one of the light-emitting layers comprises the plurality of host materials according to claim 1 .