IP Library Granted Patent US 7,201,976
Granted Patent B2
US 7,201,976 · App. 10/448,704 · Granted Apr 10, 2007

Organic electroluminescence material and electroluminescence device using the same

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Patent No.
US 7,201,976
App. No.
10/448,704
Granted
Apr 10, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic electroluminescence material of the present invention includes, in order to provide an durable organic EL device emitting light of high brightness, a compound shown by the general formula (A-I) or (B-I) (as explained in the specification) wherein, A 1 to A 3 which may be the same or different, are independently each a substituent shown by the general formula (A-II) (as explained in the specification): and a 1 , b 1 , and b 2 are independently each an aryl group which may be substituted, a 1 having at least one substituent shown by the general formula (B-II) (as explained in the specification), and b 1 and b 2 each having at least one substituent shown by the general formula (B-III) (as explained in the specification), and b 1 and b 2 may be the same of different.

Claims (28)

1. An organic electroluminescence material, comprising a compound shown by the following general formula (A-VI):

wherein, D 1 to D 3 , which may be the same or different, are independently, each a substituent shown by the general formula (A-VII)

wherein, at least one of X 1 to X 5 is a substituent shown by the formula —NAr 1 Ar 2 , the others being independently each a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or hydroxyl, amino or substituted amino nitro, cyano, alkyl or substituted alkyl, alkenyl or substituted alkenyl (other than styryl), cycloalkyl or substituted cycloalkyl, alkoxy or substituted alkoxy, aromatic hydrocarbon or substituted aromatic hydrocarbon, aromatic heterocyclic or substituted aromatic heterocyclic, aralkyl or substituted aralkyl, aryloxy or substituted aryloxy, alkoxy carbonyl or substituted alkoxy carbonyl or carboxyl group; and

X 1 to X 5 may form a ring by two adjacent atoms or groups;

Ar 1 and Ar 2 are independently, each an aryl group which may be substituted;

one of X 6 and X 7 is hydrogen and the other is an aromatic hydrocarbon group or an aromatic heterocyclic group, all of which may be substituted; and

X 8 to X 11 are independently a hydrogen atom, halogen or hydroxyl, amino or substituted amino, nitro, cyano, alkyl or substituted alkyl, alkenyl or substituted alkenyl (except styryl), cycloalkyl or substituted cycloalkyl, alkoxy or substituted alkoxy, aromatic hydrocarbon or substituted aromatic hydrocarbon, aromatic heterocyclic or substituted aromatic heterocyclic, aralkyl or substituted aralkyl, aryloxy or substituted aryloxy, alkoxy carbonyl or substituted alkoxy carbonyl or carboxyl group or X 8 to X 11 may form a ring by two adjacent atoms or groups.

2. An organic electroluminescence material, comprising a compound shown by the following general formula (B-I):

wherein, a 1 , b 1 , and b 2 are independently, each an aryl group which may be substituted, a 1 having at least one substituent shown by the general formula (B-II), each of b 1 and b 2 having at least one substituent shown by the general formula (B-III), and b 1 and b 2 may be the same or different:

wherein, y 1 to y 5 are independently, each a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or hydroxyl, nitro, cyano, alkyl or substituted alkyl, alkenyl or substituted alkenyl (except styryl), cycloalkyl or substituted cycloalkyl, alkoxy or substituted alkoxy, aromatic hydrocarbon or substituted aromatic hydrocarbon, aromatic heterocyclic or substituted aromatic heterocyclic, aralkyl or substituted aralkyl, aryloxy or substituted aryloxy, alkoxy carbonyl or substituted alkoxy carbonyl or carboxyl group; and

y 1 to y 5 may form a ring by two adjacent atoms or groups;

y 6 and y 7 are independently, each a hydrogen atom, alkyl or substituted alkyl, aromatic hydrocarbon or substituted aromatic hydrocarbon, or aromatic heterocyclic or substituted aromatic heterocyclic group;

wherein, at least one of z 1 to z 5 is a substituent shown by the formula —NAr 1 Ar 2 , the others being independently, each a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or hydroxyl, amino or substituted amino, nitro, cyano, alkyl or substituted alkyl, alkenyl or substituted alkenyl (except styryl), cycloalkyl or substituted cycloalkyl, alkoxy or substituted alkoxy, aromatic hydrocarbon or substituted aromatic hydrocarbon, aromatic heterocyclic or substituted aromatic heterocyclic, aralkyl or substituted aralkyl, aryloxy or substituted aryloxy, alkoxy carbonyl or substituted alkoxy carbonyl or carboxyl group; and

z 1 to z 5 may form a ring by two adjacent atoms or groups;

Ar 1 and Ar 2 are independently, each an aryl group which may be substituted; and

z 6 and z 7 are independently, each a hydrogen atom or alkyl or substituted alkyl, aromatic hydrocarbon or substituted aromatic hydrocarbon, or aromatic heterocyclic or substituted aromatic heterocyclic group.

3. An organic electroluminescence device comprising an anode, a hole transport region, a light emitting layer, an electron transport layer, and a cathode wherein at least one of the hole transport region, light emitting layer and electron transport layer comprises the electroluminescence material of claim 1 .

4. An organic electroluminescence device comprising an anode, a hole transport region, a light emitting layer, an electron transport layer, and a cathode wherein at least one of the hole transport region, light emitting layer and electron transport layer comprises the electroluminescence material of claim 2 .

5. An organic electroluminescence material comprising an organic electroluminescence material of claim 1 or claim 2 dispersed in a polymer binder.

6. An organic electroluminescence device comprising one or more layers of organic thin films placed between an anode and cathode, wherein at least one of said layers is composed of at least one organic electroluminescence material of claim 1 or claim 2 .

7. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 6 , wherein at least one layer composed of said at least one organic electroluminescence material is about 2 to about 500 nm thick.

8. An organic electroluminescence device of claim 6 , comprising a hole transport layer, a light emitting layer and an electron transport layer, wherein at least one of the hole transport, light-emitting and electron transport layers is composed of at least one of said organic electroluminescence material.

9. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 8 , wherein said light-emitting layer is doped with an organic luminescent agent.

10. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 8 , wherein said hole transport layer is located between an anode and cathode and contains first and second hole transport layers facing the side of the anode and the side of the light-emitting layer, respectively, and said first hole transport layer is composed of said at least one of said organic electroluminescence material.

11. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 10 , wherein said second hole transport layer contains an aromatic tertiary amine compound.

12. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 8 , additionally comprising an anode interface layer located between said anode and said hole transport layer.

13. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 10 , additionally comprising an anode interface layer located between said anode and said first hole transport layer.

14. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 11 , additionally comprising an anode interface layer located between said anode and said first hole transport layer.

Assignments (1)
MERGER Recorded Aug 29, 2012
From: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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