IP Library Granted Patent US 7,060,370
Granted Patent B2
US 7,060,370 · App. 10/278,866 · Granted Jun 13, 2006

Organic EL element and organic EL display

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Patent No.
US 7,060,370
App. No.
10/278,866
Granted
Jun 13, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic EL element comprising an organic thin film layer containing a light-emitting layer between an positive electrode and a negative electrode, in which a layer in the organic thin film layer comprises 1,3,6,8-tetraphenylpyrene compound expressed by the following structural formula (1), and a carbazole derivative expressed by the following structural formula (2), in the structural formula (1), R 1 –R 4 may be identical or different, and may be a hydrogen atom or a substituent group,

Claims (35)

1. An organic EL element comprising:

an organic thin film layer which contains a light-emitting layer between a positive electrode and a negative electrode,

wherein the light-emitting layer comprises a 1,3,6,8-tetraphenylpyrene compound expressed by the following structural formula (1), and a carbazole derivative expressed by the following structural formula (2),

in the structural formula (1), R 1 to R 4 may be identical or different, and may be one of a hydrogen atom and a substituent group,

in the structural formula (2), Ar represents an aromatic group or heterocyclic group, R 1 and R 2 may be identical or different, or may be one of a hydrogen atom and a substituent group, and n represents an integer.

2. An organic EL element according to claim 1 , wherein the substituent group in the structural formula (1) is one of an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, and an aryl group, each of which may further comprise a substituent group; and the substituent group in the structural formula (2) is one of a halogen atom, and an alkyl group, an alkylsulfonyl group, an aralkyl group, an alkenyl group, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, an amino group, an amide group, an acyl group, a carboxyl group, an alkoxy group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an aryl group, an aryloxy group and an aromatic hydrocarbon group, each of which may further comprise a substituent group.

3. An organic EL element according to claim 1 , wherein a carbazole derivative expressed by the structural formula (3) is one of: 4,4′-bis(9-carbazolyl)-biphenyl (CBP) expressed by the following structural formula (3), and a derivative thereof.

4. An organic EL element according to claim 1 , wherein the content of the 1,3,6,8-tetraphenylpyrene compound expressed by the structural formula (1) in the layer containing the 1,3,6,8-tetraphenylpyrene compound is 0.1% by mass to 50% by mass.

5. An organic EL element according to claim 1 , wherein the content of the 1,3,6,8-tetraphenylpyrene compound expressed by the structural formula (1) in the layer containing the 1,3,6,8-tetraphenylpyrene compound is 5% by mass to 30% by mass.

6. An organic EL element according to claim 1 , further comprising a positive hole blocking layer in between the layer containing the 1,3,6,8-tetraphenylpyrene compound expressed by the structural formula (1) and the negative electrode.

7. An organic EL element according to claim 6 , wherein the positive hole blocking layer in the organic EL element contains 2,9-dimethyl-4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenthanthroline (bathocuproin, BCP) expressed by the following structural formula (7).

8. An organic EL element according to claim 1 , wherein a CIE color coordinates of a EL light emission in the organic EL element is y<0.12.

9. An organic EL element according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the light-emitting layer in the organic EL element is 5 nm to 50 nm.

10. An organic EL element according to claim 1 , wherein the organic EL element is used for emission of a blue light.

11. An organic EL display comprising an organic EL element, wherein the organic EL element comprises:

an organic thin film layer which contains a light-emitting layer between a positive electrode and a negative electrode,

wherein the light-emitting layer comprises a 1,3,6,8-tetraphenylpyrene compound expressed by the following structural formula (1), and a carbazole derivative expressed by the following structural formula (2),

in the structural formula (1), R 1 to R 4 may be identical or different, and may be one of a hydrogen atom and a substituent group,

in the structural formula (2), Ar represents an aromatic group or heterocyclic group, R 1 and R 2 may be identical or different, or may be one of a hydrogen atom and a substituent group, and n represents an integer.

12. An organic EL display according to claim 11 , comprising:

an organic EL element for emission of a blue color;

an organic EL element for emission of a green color; and

an organic EL element for emission of a red color; wherein the organic EL element for emission of the blue color, the organic EL element for emission of the green color, and the organic EL element for emission of the red color comprises a same one of a positive hole injection layer and a positive hole transporting layer, and the organic EL element for emission of the blue color comprises an organic thin film layer which comprises a light-emitting layer between an positive electrode and a negative electrode, and one layer in this organic thin film layer contains a 1,3,6,8-tetraphenylpyrene compound expressed by the structural formula (1), and a carbazole derivative expressed by the structural formula (2).

13. An organic EL display according to claim 11 , wherein the organic EL display is one of a passive matrix panel and an active matrix panel.

14. An organic EL element, comprising:

a substrate;

a positive electrode formed on the substrate;

an organic thin film layer laminated on the positive electrode, wherein the organic thin film layer comprises:

a positive hole transporting layer, comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of aromatic amine compounds, carbazole, imidazole, triazole, oxazole, oxadiazole, polyarylalkane, pyrrazoline, pyrrazolone, phenylene diamine, arylamine, amine-substituted chalcone, styryl anthracene, fluorenone, hydrazone, stibene, silazane, styryl amine, aromatic dimethylidene compounds, porphyrine compounds, polysilane compounds, poly(N-vinyl carbazole), aniline copolymers, electrically conducting oligomers and polymers, polythiophene and carbon film;

a light-emitting layer, wherein the light-emitting layer comprises a 1,3,6,8-tetraphenylpyrene compound expressed by the following structural formula (1), and a carbazole derivative expressed by the following structural formula (2),

in the structural formula (1), R 1 to R 4 may be identical or different, and may be one of a hydrogen atom and a substituent group,

in the structural formula (2), Ar represents an aromatic group or heterocyclic group, R 1 and R 2 may be identical or different, or may be one of a hydrogen atom and a substituent group, and n represents an integer; and

an electron transporting layer sequentially laminated on the organic thin film layer; and

a negative electrode laminated on the electron transporting layer.

15. The organic EL element of claim 14 , wherein the positive hole transporting layer comprises TPD (N,N′-diphenyl-N,N′-bis(3-methylphenyl)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4,4′-diamine) expressed by the following structural formula (5), NPD (N,N′-dinaphthyl-N,N′-diphenyl-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4,4′-diamine) expressed by the following structural formula (6), or a combination thereof:

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 1, 2012
From: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
To: UDC IRELAND LIMITED
Reel/Frame 028889/0636 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 26, 2007
From: FUJIFILM HOLDINGS CORPORATION
To: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 018934/0001 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 15, 2007
From: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.
To: FUJIFILM HOLDINGS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 018898/0872 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 28, 2006
From: FUJITSU LIMITED
To: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 017404/0432 →