IP Library Granted Patent US 8,039,122
Granted Patent B2
US 8,039,122 · App. 11/576,934 · Granted Oct 18, 2011

Anthracene derivative, material for light emitting element, light emitting element, light emitting device, and electronic device

Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,039,122
App. No.
11/576,934
Granted
Oct 18, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel material capable of realizing excellent color purity of blue, and a light emitting element and a light emitting device using the novel material. Further, it is an object of the present invention to provide which is highly reliable, and a light emitting element and a light emitting device using the novel material. The structure for solving the above problems in accordance with the present invention is an anthracene derivative simultaneously having a diphenylanthracene structure and a carbazole skeleton in a molecule as represented by structural formula ( 1 ):

Claims (39)

1. An anthracene derivative represented by general formula (2):

wherein:

R 1 to R 13 are hydrogen, and

A 1 and A 2 are independently hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 14 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted diarylamino group.

2. An anthracene derivative represented by general formula (3):

wherein:

R 1 to R 13 hydrogen, and

A 1 and A 2 are independently hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 14 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted diarylamino group.

3. The anthracene derivative according to claim 1 , wherein A 1 and A 2 are independently hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 14 carbon atoms.

4. The anthracene derivative according to claim 2 , wherein A 1 and A 2 are independently hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 14 carbon atoms.

5. The anthracene derivative according to claim 1 , wherein A 1 is a substituted or unsubstituted diarylamino group and A 2 is hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted diarylamino group.

6. The anthracene derivative according to claim 2 , wherein A 1 is a substituted or unsubstituted diarylamino group and A 2 is hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted diarylamino group.

7. The anthracene derivative according to claim 2 , wherein A 1 is hydrogen and A 2 is a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 14 carbon atoms.

8. An anthracene derivative represented by general formula (4):

wherein A 1 and A 2 are independently hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 14 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted diarylamino group.

9. The anthracene derivative according to claim 8 , wherein A 1 and A 2 are independently hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 14 carbon atoms.

10. The anthracene derivative according to claim 8 , wherein A 1 is a substituted or unsubstituted diarylamino group and A 2 is hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted diarylamino group.

11. The anthracene derivative according to claim 8 , wherein A 1 is hydrogen and A 2 is a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 14 carbon atoms.

12. An anthracene derivative according to any one of claims 1 through 10 , wherein a band gap is from 2.7 eV to 3.0 eV.

13. An anthracene derivative according to any one of claims 1 through 12 , wherein maximum light emission is in the range of 400 nm to 500 nm.

14. An anthracene derivative represented by structural formula (5):

15. An anthracene derivative represented by structural formula (6):

16. An anthracene derivative represented by structural formula (7):

17. An anthracene derivative represented by structural formula (8):

18. An anthracene derivative represented by structural formula (9):

19. An anthracene derivative represented by structural formula (57):

20. An anthracene derivative represented by structural formula (23):

21. A light emitting element comprising:

a first electrode;

a second electrode; and

a light emitting layer between the first electrode and the second electrode,

wherein the light emitting layer contains the anthracene derivative according to any one of claims 1 , 2 , 8 , 14 - 18 , 19 , and 20 .

22. A light emitting device comprising the light emitting element according to claim 21 .

23. An electronic device comprising a display area, wherein the display area includes the light emitting element according to claim 21 .

24. The light emitting element according to claim 21 , further comprising:

a hole transporting layer between the first electrode and the light emitting layer; and

an electron transporting layer between the light emitting layer and the second electrode,

wherein the light emitting layer further contains a dopant with a band gap that is smaller than the band gap of the anthracene derivative.

25. The electronic device according to claim 23 , wherein the light emitting element emits white light.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 12, 2007
From: KAWAKAMI, SACHIKO; OHSAWA, NOBUHARU; NAKASHIMA, HARUE; KOJIMA, KUMI; SEO, SATOSHI; EGAWA, MASAKAZU; NOMURA, RYOJI
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
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Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20090015140A1 · Jan 15, 2009