IP Library Granted Patent US 7,618,717
Granted Patent B2
US 7,618,717 · App. 11/062,439 · Granted Nov 17, 2009

Light emitting device

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Patent No.
US 7,618,717
App. No.
11/062,439
Granted
Nov 17, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

To provide an organic electroluminescent device having excellent durability and having high luminous efficiency and luminance, which can be effectively utilized for surface light sources such as full color displays, backlights, and illuminating light sources and light source arrays such as printers, the organic electroluminescent device includes at least one organic compound layer containing a light emitting layer between a pair of electrodes, wherein the light emitting layer contains a host material and a phosphorescent material; the host material is a five-coordinate metal complex; and the phosphorescent material is at least one Ir complex having a specific partial structure.

Claims (18)

1. An organic electroluminescent device comprising:

a pair of electrodes; and

at least one organic compound layer between the pair of electrodes, the at least one organic compound layer comprising a light emitting layer,

wherein the light emitting layer comprises: a host material comprising a five-coordinate metal complex; and a phosphorescent material comprising an Ir complex having a partial structure represented by formula 24:

wherein Z 201 represents an atomic group for forming a phenyl group; Z 401 represents an atomic group for forming an aryl ring or a heteroaryl ring to be fused with the pyridine ring; L 204 represents a ligand; n 204 =0, and m 204 =3, and

wherein the five-coordinate metal complex is a compound represented by formula (101):

wherein M represents Al, Ga, or In; R 3 to R 8 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or an alkoxy group; A represents —O—Ar or a halogen atom; and Ar represents an optionally substituted aryl group.

2. The organic electroluminescent device of claim 1 , wherein the phosphorescent material is an Ir complex represented by formula (4-1):

3. The organic electroluminescent device of claim 2 , wherein M represents Al.

4. The organic electroluminescent device of claim 2 , wherein the five-coordinate metal complex is aluminum(III) bis(2-methyl-8-quinolinato)-4-phenylphenolate.

5. The organic electroluminescent device of claim 1 , wherein M represents Al.

6. The organic electroluminescent device of claim 1 , wherein the five-coordinate metal complex is aluminum(III) bis(2-methyl-8-quinolinato)-4-phenylphenolate.

7. The organic electroluminescent device of claim 1 , wherein Z401 represents an atomic group for forming an aryl ring to be fused with the pyridine ring.

8. The organic electroluminescent device of claim 7 , wherein the atomic group forming an aryl ring to be fused with the pyridine ring has from 6 to 20 carbon atoms.

9. The organic electroluminescent device of claim 8 , wherein the atomic group forming an aryl ring to be fused with the pyridine ring is a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, an anthryl group, a phenanthryl group, or a pyrenyl group.

10. The organic electroluminescent device of claim 8 , wherein the atomic group forming an aryl ring to be fused with the pyridine ring has from 6 to 12 carbon atoms.

11. The organic electroluminescent device of claim 10 , wherein the atomic group forming an aryl ring to be fused with the pyridine ring is a phenyl group or a naphthyl group.

12. The organic electroluminescent device of claim 11 , wherein the atomic group forming an aryl ring to be fused with the pyridine ring is a naphthyl group.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 1, 2012
From: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
To: UDC IRELAND LIMITED
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