Organic electroluminescent element, material for organic electroluminescent element, and light emitting device, display device and illumination device each using the element
The disclosure relates to organic electroluminescent elements, materials for use in the elements, and devices using the elements, which include a compound represented by the following General Formula (1): where R 1 to R 12 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent and which may be bound to each other to form a non-aromatic ring, where Z 1 to Z 4 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and where Z 1 and Z 2 , and Z 3 and Z 4 may be bound to each other to form a ring.
1. An organic electroluminescent element comprising:
a substrate;
a pair of electrodes including an anode and a cathode, disposed on the substrate; and
at least one organic layer including a light emitting layer, disposed between the electrodes,
wherein the organic layer includes a compound represented by the following General Formula (2),
wherein, in General Formula (2), R 1 to R 12 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent and which may be bound to each other to form a non-aromatic ring,
wherein L 1 represents a divalent or higher linking group,
W 1 represents O, S, CY 8 Y 9 or NY 6 where Y 6 , Y 8 and Y 9 each independently represent an alkyl group, a silyl group, an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, and which may further have substituents,
wherein Z 3 and Z 4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent,
wherein L 1 and W 1 , and Z 3 and Z 4 may be bound to each other to form a ring,
wherein DG represents a donor group,
wherein n represents an integer of 1 or 2,
wherein m represents 0 or 1 such that when m is 0, L 1 and W 1 are not bound to each other.
2. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 1 , wherein the compound represented by the General Formula (2) is a compound represented by the following General Formula (3),
wherein, in General Formula (3), R 1 to R 12 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent which may be bound to each other to form a non-aromatic ring,
wherein L 1 and L 2 each independently represents a divalent or higher linking group,
wherein W 1 and W 2 each independently represents O, S, CY 8 Y 9 or NY 6 where Y 6 , Y 8 and Y 9 each independently represents an alkyl group, a silyl group, an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, and which may further have substituents,
wherein L 1 and W 1 , and L 2 and W 2 may be bound to each other to form a ring,
wherein DG represents a donor group,
wherein n represents an integer of 1 or 2, and
wherein m and p represent an integer of 0 or 1 such that when m or p is 0, L 1 and W 1 , and L 2 and W 2 are not bonded to each other.
3. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 1 , wherein, in the General Formula (2), the donor group represents —NY 1 Y 2 , —OY 3 or SY 4 where Y 1 to Y 4 each independently represents an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, and which may further have substituents, or the donor group is represented by the following General Formula (A)
wherein, in General Formula (A), X 1 and X 2 each independently represents O, S or NY 5 , R 13 to R 15 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a silyl group, an aryl group, a heteroaryl group, —NY 1 Y 2 , —OY 3 or —SY 4 where Y 1 to Y 5 each independently represents an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, and which may further have substituents.
4. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 2 , wherein in the General Formula (3) L1 and L2 each independently represents an arylene group or a heteroarylene group.
5. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 2 , wherein in the General Formula (3) L 1 and L 2 are each independently represented by any one of the following General Formulae (4) to (7) where a substituent with a Hammett substituent constant σ p value of 0.1 or more is not included in the linking groups represented by the Formulae (4) to (7),
wherein, in General Formula (4), A 1 to A 4 each independently represents CY 7 or N and may be condensed in A 1 and A and form an aromatic ring, Y 7 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, and which may further have substituents, W 1 is bound to A 4 when m in the General Formula (2) is 1, and W 1 and W 2 are bound to A 4 when m and p in the General Formula (3) each independently represents 1,
wherein, in General Formula (5), A 5 to A 10 each independently represents CY 7 or N, Y 7 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, and which may further have substituents, W 1 is bound to A 5 or A 10 when min the General Formula (2) is 1, and W 1 and Ware bound to A 5 or A 10 when m and p in the General Formula (3) each independently represents 1,
wherein, in General Formula (6), X 3 and X 5 each independently represents O, S or NY 6 , X 4 and X 6 each independently represents CY 7 or N, Y 6 and Y 7 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, and which may further have substituents, and m and p in the General Formulae (2) or (3) are 0,
wherein, in General Formula (7), X 7 and X 10 each independently represents O, S or NY 6 , X 8 and X 9 each independently represents CY 7 or N, Y 6 and Y 7 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, and which may further have substituents, R 16 and R 17 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, an alkyl group, a silyl group, an aryl group, a heteroaryl group, —NY 1 Y 2 , —OY 3 or —SY 4 where Y 1 to Y 4 each independently represent an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, and which may further have substituents, and m and p in the General Formula (2) or (3) are 0.
6. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 1 , wherein the compound represented by the General Formula (2) is a compound represented by any one of the following General Formulae (8) to (11),
wherein, in General Formula (8), R 1 to R 12 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent and which may be bound to each other to form a non-aromatic ring, A 1 to A 4 each independently represent CY 7 or N and may be condensed in A 1 and A 2 and form an aromatic ring, Y 7 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, and which may further have substituents, Y 1 and Y 2 each independently represents an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, and which may further have substituents and may be bound to each other to form a ring, W 1 represents O, S, CY 8 Y 9 or NY 6 where Y 6 , Y 8 and Y 9 each independently represents an alkyl group, a silyl group, an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, and which may further have substituents, Z 3 and Z 4 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, A 4 and W 1 , and Z 3 and Z 4 may be bound to each other to form a ring, and m represents 0 or 1 where A 4 and W 1 are not bound to each other when m is 0,
wherein, in General Formula (10), R 1 to R 12 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent and which may be bound to each other to form a non-aromatic ring, X 3 and X 5 each independently represents O, S or NY 6 , X 4 and X 6 each independently represents CY 7 or N, Y 6 and Y 7 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, and which may further have substituents, Y 1 and Y 2 each independently represent an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, and which may further have substituents and may be bound to each other to form a ring, Z 2 to Z 4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and Z 3 and Z 4 may be bound to each other to form a ring,
wherein, in General Formula (11), R 1 to R 12 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent and which may be bound to each other to form a non-aromatic ring, X 7 and X 10 each independently represents O, S or NY 6 , X 8 and X 9 each independently represents CY 7 or N, Y 6 and Y 7 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, and which may further have substituents, R 16 and R 17 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, an alkyl group, a silyl group, an aryl group, a heteroaryl group, —NY 1 Y 2 , —OY 3 or —SY 4 where Y 1 to Y 4 each independently represent an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, and which may further have substituents, Y 1 and Y 2 each independently represent an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, and which may further have substituents and may be bound to each other to form a ring, Z 2 to Z 4 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and Z 3 and Z 4 may be bound to each other to form a ring.
7. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 6 , wherein the compound represented by the General Formula (8) is a compound represented by the following General Formula (12)
wherein, in General Formula (12), R 1 to R 12 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent and which may be bound to each other to form a non-aromatic ring, A 1 to A 4 each independently represents CY 7 or N, may be condensed in A 1 and A 2 and form an aromatic ring, Y 7 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, and which may further have substituents, Y 1 and Y 2 each independently represents an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, and which may further have substituents and may be bound to each other to form a ring, W 1 represents O, S, CY 8 Y 9 or NY 6 where Y 6 , Y 8 and Y 9 each independently represents an alkyl group, a silyl group, an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, and which may further have substituents, Z 3 and Z 4 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and Z 3 and Z 4 may be bound to each other to form a ring.
8. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 6 , wherein the compound represented by the General Formula (9) is a compound represented by the following General Formula (13),
wherein, in General Formula (13), R 1 to R 12 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent and which may be bound to each other to form a non-aromatic ring, A 5 to A 10 each independently represents CY 7 or N, Y 7 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, and which may further have substituents, Y 1 and Y 2 each independently represents an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, and which may further have substituents and may be bound to each other to form a ring, W 1 represents O, S, CY 8 Y 9 or NY 6 where Y 6 , Y 8 and Y 9 each independently represents an alkyl group, a silyl group, an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, and which may further have substituents, Z 3 and Z 4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and Z 3 and Z 4 may be bound to each other to form a ring.
9. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 1 , wherein the compound represented by the General Formula (2) is a compound represented by any one of the following General Formulae (8′) to (11′),
wherein, in General Formula (8′), R 1 to R 12 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent and which may be bound to each other to form a non-aromatic ring, A 1 to A 4 each independently represents CY 7 or N, may be condensed in A 1 and A 2 and form an aromatic ring, Y 7 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, and which may further have substituents, Y 1 and Y 2 each independently represent an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, and which may further have substituents and may be bound to each other to form a ring, W 1 and W 2 each independently represents O, S, CY 8 Y 9 or NY 6 where Y 6 , Y 8 and Y 9 each independently represent an alkyl group, a silyl group, an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, and which may further have substituents, m represents 0 or 1 where A 4 and W 1 are not bound to each other when m is 0, p represents 0 or 1 where A 4 and W 2 are not bound to each other when p is 0,
wherein, in General Formula (9′), R 1 to R 12 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent and which may be bound to each other to form a non-aromatic ring, A 5 to A 10 each independently represents CY 7 or N, Y 7 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, and which may further have substituents, Y 1 and Y 2 each independently represents an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, and which may further have substituents and may be bound to each other to form a ring, W 1 and W 2 each independently represents O, S, CY 8 Y 9 or NY 6 where Y 6 , Y 8 and Y 9 each independently represent an alkyl group, a silyl group, an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, and which may further have substituents, m represents 0 or 1 where A 5 and W 1 are not bound to each other when m is 0, p represents 0 or 1 where A 5 and W 2 are not bound to each other when p is 0,
wherein, in General Formula (10′), R 1 to R 12 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent and which may be bound to each other to form a non-aromatic ring, X 3 and X 5 each independently represents O, S or NY 6 , X 4 and X 6 each independently represents CY 7 or N, Y 6 and Y 7 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, and which may further have substituents, Y 1 and Y 2 each independently represent an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, and which may further have substituents and may be bound to each other to form a ring, and Z 2 and Z 4 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent,
wherein, in General Formula (9), R 1 to R 12 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent and which may be bound to each other to form a non-aromatic ring, A 5 to A 10 each independently represents CY 7 or N, Y 7 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, and which may further have substituents, Y 1 and Y 2 each independently represents an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, and which may further have substituents and may be bound to each other to form a ring, W 1 represents O, S, CY 8 Y 9 or NY 6 where Y 6 , Y 8 and Y 9 each independently represents an alkyl group, a silyl group, an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, and which may further have substituents, Z 3 and Z 4 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, A 5 and W 1 , and Z 3 and Z 4 may be bound to each other to form a ring, m represents 0 or 1 where A 5 and W 1 are not bound to each other when m is 0,
wherein, in General Formula (11′), R 1 to R 19 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent and which may be bound to each other to form a non-aromatic ring, X 7 and X 10 each independently represents O, S or NY 6 , X 8 and X 9 each independently represents CY 7 or N, Y 6 and Y 7 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, and which may further have substituents, R 16 and R 17 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, an alkyl group, a silyl group, an aryl group, a heteroaryl group, —NY 1 Y 2 , —OY 3 or —SY 4 where Y 1 to Y 4 each independently represents an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, and which may further have substituents, Y 1 to Y 2 each independently represents an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, and which may further have substituents and may be bound to each other to form a ring, and Z 2 and Z 4 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent.
10. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 9 , wherein the compound represented by the General Formula (8′) is a compound represented by the following General Formula (14),
wherein, in General Formula (14), R 1 to R 12 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent and which may be bound to each other to form a non-aromatic ring, A 1 to A 3 each independently represents CY 7 or N, may be condensed in A 1 and A 2 and form an aromatic ring, Y 7 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, and which may further have substituents, Y 1 and Y 2 each independently represent an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, and which may further have substituents and may be bound to each other to form a ring, W 1 and W 2 each independently represents O, S, CY 8 Y 9 or NY 6 where Y 6 , Y 8 and Y 9 each independently represents an alkyl group, a silyl group, an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, and which may further have substituents.
11. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 9 , wherein the compound represented by the General Formula (9′) is a compound represented by the following General Formula (15),
wherein, in General Formula (15), R 1 to R 12 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent and which may be bound to each other to form a non-aromatic ring, A 5 to A 10 each independently represents CY 7 or N, Y 7 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, and which may further have substituents, Y 1 and Y 2 each independently represents an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, and which may further have substituents and may be bound to each other to form a ring, and W 1 and W 2 each independently represents O, S, CY 8 Y 9 or NY 6 where Y 6 , Y 8 and Y 9 each independently represents an alkyl group, a silyl group, an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, and which may further have substituents.
12. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 1 , wherein the light emitting layer includes an anthracene-based host material.
13. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 1 , wherein the light emitting layer is formed by a vacuum deposition process.
14. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 1 , wherein the light emitting layer is formed by a wet process.
15. A light emitting device comprising the organic electroluminescent element according to claim 1 .
16. A display device comprising the organic electroluminescent element according to claim 1 .
17. An illumination device comprising the organic electroluminescent element according to claim 1 .
18. A material for an organic electroluminescent element represented by the following General Formula (2),
wherein, in General Formula (2), R 1 to R 12 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent and which may be bound to each other to form a non-aromatic ring,
wherein L 1 represents a divalent or higher linking group,
W 1 represents O, S, CY 8 Y 9 or NY 6 where Y 6 , Y 8 and Y 9 each independently represent an alkyl group, a silyl group, an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, and which may further have substituents,
wherein Z 3 and Z 4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent,
wherein L 1 and W 1 , and Z 3 and Z 4 may be bound to each other to form a ring,
wherein DG represents a donor group,
wherein n represents an integer of 1 or 2,
wherein m represents 0 or 1 such that when m is 0, L 1 and W 1 are not bound to each other.