Organic light emitting device
View Patent ↗An organic light emitting device includes an electron transport layer including an electron transport material and a metallic compound represented by Formula 1: X a Y b Formula 1: wherein X is an alkaline metal, an alkaline earth metal, or a transition metal, and Y is one of a Group 7 element and an organic group C1-C20, and a is an integer within the range of 1 to 3, and b is an integer within the range of 1 to 3.
1. An organic light emitting device which has an electron transport layer comprising an electron transport material and a metallic compound represented by Formula 1 below:
X a Y b ; [Formula 1]
wherein X is selected from the group consisting of an alkaline metal, an alkaline earth metal, and a transition metal;
Y is selected from the group consisting of a Group 7 element and acetoacetate;
a is an integer within the range of 1 to 3; and
b is an integer within the range of 1 to 3, and
wherein an amount of the metallic compound is in the range of 20 to 60 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the electron transporting material.
2. The organic light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein X of Formula 1 is selected from the group consisting of Li, Cs, Na, Ba, Mg, and Yb.
3. The organic light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the metallic compound represented by Formula 1 is at least one compound selected from the group consisting of lithium acetoacetate, magnesium acetoacetate, lithium fluoride, cesium fluoride, and sodium fluoride.
4. The organic light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the electron mobility of the electron transport material is equal to or greater than 10 −8 cm/V at an electric field of 800-1000 (V/cm) 1/2 .
5. The organic light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the electron transport material comprises at least one compound selected from the group consisting of bis-(10-hydroxybenzo[h]quinolinato) beryllium (Bebq2) represented by Formula 2 below, derivatives thereof, 8-hydroxyquinoline zinc (Znq2) and 8-hydroxyquinoline aluminum (Alq3)
6. The organic light emitting device of claim 1 , further comprising a first electrode, a hole transport layer, an emission layer, and a second electrode.
7. The organic light emitting device of claim 6 , wherein the organic light emitting device further comprises a hole injection layer.
8. The organic light emitting device of claim 6 , wherein the organic light emitting device further comprises an electron injection layer.
9. The organic light emitting device of claim 6 , wherein the organic light emitting device does not include an electron injection layer.
10. An organic light emitting device comprising:
a first electron transport layer comprising a first electron transport material; and
a second electron transport layer comprising a second electron transport material and a metallic compound represented by Formula 1 below:
X a Y b [Formula 1]
wherein X is selected from the group consisting of an alkaline metal, an alkaline earth metal, and a transition metal;
Y is selected from the group consisting of a Group 7 element and an acetoacetate;
a is an integer within the range of 1 to 3; and
b is an integer within the range of 1 to 3, and
wherein an amount of the second compound of the first electron transport layer is in the range of 30 to 50 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the electron transporting material.
11. The organic light emitting device of claim 10 , wherein the first electron transport material has an electron mobility that is equal to or greater than 10 −8 cm/V at an electric field of 800-1000 (V/cm) 1/2 .
12. The organic light emitting device of claim 10 , wherein the first electron transport material has an electron mobility within the range of 10 −4 to 10 −8 cm/V at an electric field of 800-1000 (V/cm) 1/2 .
13. The organic light emitting device of claim 10 , wherein the thickness ratio between the first electron transport layer and the second electron transport layer is 1:1 to 2:1.
14. The organic light emitting device of claim 10 , wherein the first electron transport material and the second electron transport material independently comprise one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of bis-(10-hydroxybenzo[h]quinolinato) beryllium (Bebq2) represented by Formula 2 below, derivatives thereof, 8-hydroxyquinoline zinc (Znq2) and 8-hydroxyquinoline aluminum (Alq3)
15. The organic light emitting device of claim 10 , wherein X of Formula 1 is selected from the group consisting of Li, Cs, Na, Be, Mg, and Yb.
16. The organic light emitting device of claim 10 , wherein Y of Formula 1 is selected from the group consisting of a fluoride (F), an acetoacetate, a chloride, and a bromide.
17. The organic light emitting device of claim 10 , wherein the metallic compound represented by Formula 1 is at least one compound selected from the group consisting of lithium acetoacetate, magnesium acetoacetate, lithium fluoride, cesium fluoride, and sodium fluoride.
18. The organic light emitting device of claim 10 , further comprising a first electrode, a hole transport layer, an emission layer, and a second electrode.
19. The organic light emitting device of claim 18 , wherein the first electron transport layer is adjacent the emission layer and the second electron transport layer is between the first electron transport layer and the second electrode.
20. The organic light emitting device of claim 18 , further comprising a hole injection layer.