IP Library Granted Patent US 10,672,994
Granted Patent B2
US 10,672,994 · App. 15/308,174 · Granted Jun 2, 2020

Photoelectric conversion film, photoelectric conversion element and electronic device

Inventors: Yoshiaki Obana (Kanagawa, JP); Yuki Negishi (Kanagawa, JP); Yuta Hasegawa (Kanagawa, JP); Ichiro Takemura (Kanagawa, JP); Osamu Enoki (Kanagawa, JP); Hideaki Mogi (Kanagawa, JP); Nobuyuki Matsuzawa (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
H01L51/0078C07D471/04C07F5/022C09B47/00C09B48/00C09B67/0033H01L27/307H01L51/0067H01L51/0072H01L51/4246H01L27/30H01L51/424Y02E10/549
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Patent No.
US 10,672,994
App. No.
15/308,174
Granted
Jun 2, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided a photoelectric conversion film including a quinacridone derivative represented by the following General formula (1) and a subphthalocyanine derivative represented by the following General formula (2).

Claims (58)

1. A photoelectric conversion film comprising:

a quinacridone derivative represented by General formula (1):

and

a subphthalocyanine derivative represented by General formula (2):

wherein the quinacridone derivative and the subphthalocyanine derivative form a bulk hetero mixed film,

wherein at least one of the quinacridone derivative and the subphthalocyanine derivative forming the bulk hetero mixed film is in a crystalline state,

wherein in General formula (1), R 1 to R 10 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a halogen, a hydroxy group, an alkoxy group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a silylalkyl group, a silylalkoxy group, an arylsilyl group, a thioalkyl group, a thioaryl group, a sulfonyl group, an arylsulfonyl group, an alkylsulfonyl group, an amino group, an alkylamino group, an arylamino group, an acyl group, an acylamino group, an acyloxy group, a carboxy group, a carboxamido group, a carboalkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group, and an aryl or heteroaryl group formed by condensing at least two of the R 1 to R 10 that are adjacent to one another,

wherein in General formula (2), R 11 to R 16 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a halogen, a hydroxy group, an alkoxy group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a silylalkyl group, a silylalkoxy group, an arylsilyl group, a thioalkyl group, a thioaryl group, a sulfonyl group, an arylsulfonyl group, an alkylsulfonyl group, an amino group, an alkylamino group, an arylamino group, an acyl group, an acylamino group, an acyloxy group, a carboxy group, a carboxamido group, a carboalkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, and a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group,

wherein X is selected from the group consisting of a halogen, a hydroxy group, a thiol group, an imide group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylthio group, and a substituted or unsubstituted arylthio group, and

wherein at least one of R 11 to R 16 represents fluorine.

2. The photoelectric conversion film according to claim 1 , wherein both of the quinacridone derivative and the subphthalocyanine derivative forming the bulk hetero mixed film are in a crystalline state.

3. The photoelectric conversion film according to claim 1 , wherein the bulk hetero mixed film has a microstructure in which an amorphous layer uniformly covers a surface of crystal fine particles.

4. The photoelectric conversion film according to claim 1 , wherein the other of the quinacridone derivative and the subphthalocyanine derivative forming the bulk hetero mixed film is in an amorphous state.

5. The photoelectric conversion film according to claim 1 , wherein R 11 to R 16 are each fluorine.

6. The photoelectric conversion film according to claim 1 , wherein X is selected from the group consisting of a halogen, a hydroxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, and a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group.

7. The photoelectric conversion film according to claim 1 , wherein a lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) level of the subphthalocyanine derivative is deeper than a LUMO level of the quinacridone derivative, and a difference between the LUMO level of the subphthalocyanine derivative and the LUMO level of the quinacridone derivative is greater than or equal to 0.1 eV and less than or equal to 1.0 eV.

8. A photoelectric conversion film comprising:

a transparent compound that does not absorb visible light and that is represented by at least one of General formula (3) and General formula (4):

and

an organic dye compound;

wherein the transparent compound and the organic dye compound form a bulk hetero mixed film,

wherein at least one of the transparent compound and the organic dye compound forming the bulk hetero mixed film is in a crystalline state,

wherein in General formula (3), R 21 to R 32 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a halogen, a hydroxy group, an alkoxy group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a silylalkyl group, a silylalkoxy group, an arylsilyl group, a thioalkyl group, a thioaryl group, a sulfonyl group, an arylsulfonyl group, an alkylsulfonyl group, an amino group, an alkylamino group, an arylamino group, an acyl group, an acylamino group, an acyloxy group, a carboxy group, a carboxamido group, a carboalkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group, and an aryl or heteroaryl group formed by condensing at least two of the R 21 to R 32 that are adjacent to one another, and

wherein in General formula (4), R 41 to R 48 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a halogen, a hydroxy group, an alkoxy group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a silylalkyl group, a silylalkoxy group, an arylsilyl group, a thioalkyl group, a thioaryl group, a sulfonyl group, an arylsulfonyl group, an alkylsulfonyl group, an amino group, an alkylamino group, an arylamino group, an acyl group, an acylamino group, an acyloxy group, an imide group, a carboxy group, a carboxamido group, a carboalkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group, and an aryl or heteroaryl group formed by condensing at least two of the R 41 to R 48 that are adjacent to one another, and

wherein Ar 1 to Ar 4 are each independently one of a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group and a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group.

9. The photoelectric conversion film according to claim 8 , wherein both of the transparent compound and the organic dye compound forming the bulk hetero mixed film are in a crystalline state.

10. The photoelectric conversion film according to claim 8 , wherein the bulk hetero mixed film has a microstructure in which an amorphous layer uniformly covers a surface of crystal fine particles.

11. The photoelectric conversion film according to claim 8 , wherein the other of the transparent compound and the organic dye compound forming the bulk hetero mixed film is in an amorphous state.

12. The photoelectric conversion film according to claim 8 , wherein the transparent compound is represented by at least General formula (3) and R 21 , R 24 , R 25 , R 28 , R 29 , and R 32 are each hydrogen in General formula (3).

13. The photoelectric conversion film according to claim 8 , wherein the transparent compound is represented by at least General formula (4) and at least one of Ar 1 to Ar 4 and R 41 to R 48 is an electron attracting group in General formula (4).

14. The photoelectric conversion film according to claim 13 , wherein the electron attracting group is selected from the group consisting of a halogen, a cyano group, a nitro group, a sulfonyl group, an arylsulfonyl group, an alkylsulfonyl group, an acyl group, an acylamino group, an acyloxy group, an imide group, a carboxy group, a carboxamido group, a carboalkoxy group, a halogenated alkyl group, and a halogenated aryl group.

15. The photoelectric conversion film according to claim 8 , wherein the organic dye compound absorbs green light having a wavelength band of greater than or equal to approximately 450 nm and less than or equal to approximately 600 nm.

16. The photoelectric conversion film according to claim 8 , wherein the organic dye compound is a quinacridone derivative represented by General formula (1):

wherein in General formula (1), R 1 to R 10 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a halogen, a hydroxy group, an alkoxy group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a silylalkyl group, a silylalkoxy group, an arylsilyl group, a thioalkyl group, a thioaryl group, a sulfonyl group, an arylsulfonyl group, an alkylsulfonyl group, an amino group, an alkylamino group, an arylamino group, an acyl group, an acylamino group, an acyloxy group, a carboxy group, a carboxamido group, a carboalkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group, and an aryl or heteroaryl group formed by condensing at least two of the R 1 to R 10 that are adjacent to one another.

17. The photoelectric conversion film according to claim 16 , wherein a LUMO level of the at least one of the General formula (3) and the General formula (4) is deeper than a LUMO level of the quinacridone derivative, and a difference between the LUMO level of the at least one of the General formula (3) and the General formula (4) and the LUMO level of the quinacridone derivative is greater than or equal to 0.1 eV and less than or equal to 1.0 eV.

18. The photoelectric conversion film according to claim 8 , wherein the organic dye compound is one of cyanine dyes, styryl dyes, hemicyanine dyes, merocyanine dyes including zeromethinemerocyanine and simple merocyanine, trinuclear merocyanine dyes, tetranuclear merocyanine dyes, rhodacyanine dyes, complex cyanine dyes, complex merocyanine dyes, allopolar dyes, oxonol dyes, hemi oxonol dyes, squalium dyes, croconium dyes, azamethine dyes, coumarin dyes, arylidene dyes, anthraquinone dyes, triphenylmethane dyes, azo dyes, azomethine dyes, spiro compounds, metallocene dyes, fluorenone dyes, fulgide dyes, perylene dyes, perynone dyes, phenazine dyes, phenothiazine dyes, quinone dyes, diphenylmethane dyes, polyene dyes, acridine dyes, acridinone dyes, diphenylamine dyes, quinacridone dyes, quinophthalone dyes, phenoxazine dyes, phthaloperylene dyes, diketopyrrolopyrrole dyes, dioxane dyes, porphyrin dyes, chlorophyll dyes, phthalocyanine dyes, metal complex dyes, and condensed aromatic carbocyclic system dyes including naphthalene derivatives, anthracene derivatives, phenanthrene derivatives, tetracene derivatives, pyrene derivatives, perylene derivatives and fluoranthene derivatives.

19. An electronic device comprising:

a photoelectric conversion film that includes:

a quinacridone derivative represented by General formula (1):

and

a subphthalocyanine derivative represented by General formula (2):

wherein the quinacridone derivative and the subphthalocyanine derivative form a bulk hetero mixed film,

wherein at least one of the quinacridone derivative and the subphthalocyanine derivative forming the bulk hetero mixed film is in a crystalline state,

wherein in General formula (1), R 1 to R 10 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a halogen, a hydroxy group, an alkoxy group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a silylalkyl group, a silylalkoxy group, an arylsilyl group, a thioalkyl group, a thioaryl group, a sulfonyl group, an arylsulfonyl group, an alkylsulfonyl group, an amino group, an alkylamino group, an arylamino group, an acyl group, an acylamino group, an acyloxy group, a carboxy group, a carboxamido group, a carboalkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group, and an aryl or heteroaryl group formed by condensing at least two of the R 1 to R 10 that are adjacent to one another;

wherein in General formula (2), R 11 to R 16 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a halogen, a hydroxy group, an alkoxy group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a silylalkyl group, a silylalkoxy group, an arylsilyl group, a thioalkyl group, a thioaryl group, a sulfonyl group, an arylsulfonyl group, an alkylsulfonyl group, an amino group, an alkylamino group, an arylamino group, an acyl group, an acylamino group, an acyloxy group, a carboxy group, a carboxamido group, a carboalkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, and a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group;

wherein X is selected from the group consisting of a halogen, a hydroxy group, a thiol group, an imide group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylthio group, and a substituted or unsubstituted arylthio group; and

wherein at least one of R 11 to R 16 represents fluorine.

20. The electronic device according to claim 19 , both of the quinacridone derivative and the subphthalocyanine derivative forming the bulk hetero mixed film are in a crystalline state.

21. The electronic device according to claim 19 , wherein the bulk hetero mixed film has a microstructure in which an amorphous layer uniformly covers a surface of crystal fine particles.

22. The electronic device according to claim 19 , wherein the other of the quinacridone derivative and the subphthalocyanine derivative forming the bulk hetero mixed film is in an amorphous state.

23. A solid-state image sensor including a green photoelectric conversion element, which is configured above a blue photoelectric conversion element, which is configured above a red photoelectric conversion element, wherein at least the green photoelectric conversion element comprises a photoelectric conversion film that includes:

a quinacridone derivative represented by General formula (1):

and

a subphthalocyanine derivative represented by General formula (2):

wherein the quinacridone derivative and the subphthalocyanine derivative form a bulk hetero mixed film, and wherein at least one of the quinacridone derivative and the subphthalocyanine derivative forming the bulk hetero mixed film is in a crystalline state;

wherein in General formula (1), R 1 to R 10 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a halogen, a hydroxy group, an alkoxy group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a silylalkyl group, a silylalkoxy group, an arylsilyl group, a thioalkyl group, a thioaryl group, a sulfonyl group, an arylsulfonyl group, an alkylsulfonyl group, an amino group, an alkylamino group, an arylamino group, an acyl group, an acylamino group, an acyloxy group, a carboxy group, a carboxamido group, a carboalkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group, and an aryl or heteroaryl group formed by condensing at least two of the R 1 to R 10 that are adjacent to one another;

wherein in General formula (2), R 11 to R 16 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a halogen, a hydroxy group, an alkoxy group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a silylalkyl group, a silylalkoxy group, an arylsilyl group, a thioalkyl group, a thioaryl group, a sulfonyl group, an arylsulfonyl group, an alkylsulfonyl group, an amino group, an alkylamino group, an arylamino group, an acyl group, an acylamino group, an acyloxy group, a carboxy group, a carboxamido group, a carboalkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, and a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group; and

wherein X is selected from the group consisting of a halogen, a hydroxy group, a thiol group, an imide group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylthio group, and a substituted or unsubstituted arylthio group; and wherein at least one of R 11 to R 16 represents fluorine.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 27, 2017
From: OBANA, YOSHIAKI; NEGISHI, YUKI; HASEGAWA, YUTA; TAKEMURA, ICHIRO; ENOKI, OSAMU; MOGI, HIDEAKI; MATSUZAWA, NOBUYUKI
To: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 041755/0323 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2014-099816 · May 13, 2014 · national
JP 2015-000695 · Jan 6, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
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