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US 12,391,668 · App. 16/270,108 · Granted Aug 19, 2025

Organic electroluminescence device and polycyclic compound for organic electroluminescence device

Inventor: Naoya Sakamoto (Yokohama, JP)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
C07D401/14C07D413/14C07D417/14C07D491/10C07F7/0814C07F7/0816C09K11/06H10K85/654H10K85/6572C09K2211/1018H10K50/11H10K50/15H10K50/16H10K50/17H10K50/171H10K50/81H10K50/82H10K71/00H10K71/164H10K71/60H10K2101/20H10K2102/00H10K2102/103H10K2102/351
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Patent No.
US 12,391,668
App. No.
16/270,108
Granted
Aug 19, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic electroluminescence device includes a first electrode, a hole transport region disposed on the first electrode, an emission layer disposed on the hole transport region, an electron transport region disposed on the emission layer, and a second electrode disposed on the electron transport region, wherein the emission layer includes a polycyclic compound containing two electron donors and one electron acceptor, and the electron acceptor includes a benzonitrile part and a pyridine part, thereby showing high emission efficiency.

Claims (83)

1. An organic electroluminescence device, comprising:

a first electrode;

a hole transport region on the first electrode;

an emission layer on the hole transport region;

an electron transport region on the emission layer; and

a second electrode on the electron transport region,

wherein the first electrode and the second electrode each independently comprise at least one selected from Ag, Mg, Cu, Al, Pt, Pd, Au, Ni, Nd, Ir, Cr, Li, Ca, LiF/Ca, LiF/Al, Mo, Ti, In, Sn, and Zn, a compound of two or more thereof, a mixture of two or more thereof, and an oxide thereof, and

wherein the emission layer comprises a polycyclic compound represented by following Formula 1:

wherein in Formula 1,

X 1 and X 2 are each independently a direct linkage, CR 7 R 8 , SiR 9 R 10 , O, or S,

L is a direct linkage, CO, SO 2 , SiR 11 R 12 , a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylene group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring,

R 1 to R 4 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, NR 13 R 14 , a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring;

R 1 to R 4 are each optionally independently combined with an adjacent group to form a ring,

a, b, c and d are each independently an integer of 0 to 4,

R 5 to R 14 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group, a substituted or unsubstituted amino group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring;

R 5 to R 14 are each optionally independently combined with an adjacent group to form a ring, and

e and f are each independently an integer of 0 to 3,

wherein when L is a direct linkage, then:

1) the pyridine group of Formula 1 is at an ortho or a meta position to the cyano group of the benzonitrile group of Formula 1,

e and f are each 3,

at least one R 5 or R 6 is a substituted or unsubstituted carbazole group, a substituted pyridyl group, or a substituted benzonitrile group and a rest of R 5 and Re are each a hydrogen atom, and

the benzonitrile group of Formula 1 is at a meta position to the X 1 containing group of Formula 1; or

2) the pyridine group of Formula 1 is at an ortho or a meta position to the cyano group of the benzonitrile group of Formula 1, and

X 1 and/or X 2 is CR 7 R 8 , in which R 7 and R 8 are combined to form a 9H-xanthenyl or 9H-fluorenyl ring.

2. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 1 , wherein the polycyclic compound represented by Formula 1 is represented by one of following Formula 1-1 to Formula 1-3:

wherein in Formula 1-1 to Formula 1-3, X 1 and X 2 , L, R 1 to R 6 , and a to f are the same as respectively defined in association with Formula 1.

3. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 1 , wherein X 1 and X 2 of Formula 1 are the same.

4. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 1 , wherein R 5 and R 6 of Formula 1 are each independently represented by one of following Formula 2-1 to Formula 2-4:

5. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 1 , wherein R 1 to R 4 of Formula 1 are each independently represented by one of following Formula 3-1 to Formula 3-3:

6. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 1 , wherein the compound represented by Formula 1 is any one among compounds represented in following Compound Group 1:

7. An organic electroluminescence device, comprising:

a first electrode;

a hole transport region on the first electrode;

an emission layer on the hole transport region;

an electron transport region on the emission layer; and

a second electrode on the electron transport region,

wherein the emission layer comprises a polycyclic compound represented by following Formula 1:

wherein in Formula 1,

X 1 and X 2 are each independently a direct linkage, CR 7 R 8 , SiR 9 R 10 , O, or S, L is a direct linkage, CO, SO 2 , SiR 11 R 12 , a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylene group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring,

R 1 to R 4 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, NR 13 R 14 , a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring;

R 1 to R 4 are each optionally independently combined with an adjacent group to form a ring,

a, b, c and d are each independently an integer of 0 to 4,

R 5 to R 14 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group, a substituted or unsubstituted amino group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring;

R 5 to R 14 are each optionally independently combined with an adjacent group to form a ring, and

e and f are each independently an integer of 0 to 3,

wherein when L is a direct linkage, then:

1) the pyridine group of Formula 1 is at an ortho or a meta position to the cyano group of the benzonitrile group of Formula 1,

e and f are each 3,

at least one R 5 or R 6 is a substituted or unsubstituted carbazole group, a substituted pyridyl group, or a substituted benzonitrile group and a rest of R 5 and R 6 are each a hydrogen atom, and

the benzonitrile group of Formula 1 is at a meta position to the X 1 containing group of Formula 1; or

2) the pyridine group of Formula 1 is at an ortho or a meta position to the cyano group of the benzonitrile group of Formula 1, and X 1 , and/or

X 2 is CR 7 R 8 , in which R 7 and R 8 are combined to form a 9H-xanthenyl or 9H-fluorenyl ring.

8. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 7 , wherein the polycyclic compound represented by Formula 1 is represented by one of following Formula 1-1 to Formula 1-3:

wherein in Formula 1-1 to Formula 1-3, X 1 and X 2 , L, R 1 to R 6 , and a to f are the same as respectively defined in association with Formula 1.

9. A polycyclic compound represented by following Formula 1:

wherein in Formula 1,

X 1 and X 2 are each independently a direct linkage, CR 7 R 8 , SiR 9 R 10 , O, or S,

L is a direct linkage, CO, SO 2 , SiR 11 R 12 , a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylene group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring,

R 1 to R 4 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, NR 13 R 14 , a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring;

R 1 to R 4 are each optionally independently combined with an adjacent group to form a ring,

a, b, c and d are each independently an integer of 0 to 4,

R 5 to R 14 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group, a substituted or unsubstituted amino group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring;

R 5 to R 14 are each optionally independently combined with an adjacent group to form a ring, and

e and f are each independently an integer of 0 to 3,

wherein when L is a direct linkage, then:

1) the pyridine group of Formula 1 is at an ortho or a meta position to the cyano group of the benzonitrile group of Formula 1,

e and f are each 3,

at least one R 5 or R 6 is a substituted or unsubstituted carbazole group, a substituted pyridyl group, or a substituted benzonitrile group and a rest of R 5 and R 6 are each a hydrogen atom, and

the benzonitrile group of Formula 1 is at a meta position to the X 1 containing group of Formula 1; or

2) the pyridine group of Formula 1 is at an ortho or a meta position to the cyano group of the benzonitrile group of Formula 1, and

X 1 and/or X 2 is CR 7 R 8 , in which R 7 and R 8 are combined to form a 9H-xanthenyl or 9H-fluorenyl ring.

10. The polycyclic compound of claim 9 , wherein the polycyclic compound represented by Formula 1 is represented by one of following Formula 1-1 to Formula 1-3:

wherein in Formula 1-1 to Formula 1-3, X 1 and X 2 , L, R 1 to R 6 , and a to f are the same as respectively defined in association with Formula 1.

11. The polycyclic compound of claim 9 , wherein the compound represented by Formula 1 is a material for emitting thermally activated delayed fluorescence.

12. The polycyclic compound of claim 9 , wherein the compound represented by Formula 1 has an absolute value of a difference between a singlet energy level and a triplet energy level of about 0.2 eV or less.

13. The polycyclic compound of claim 9 , wherein X 1 and X 2 of Formula 1 are the same.

14. The polycyclic compound of claim 9 , wherein R 5 and R 6 of Formula 1 are each independently one of following Formula 2-1 to Formula 2-4:

15. The polycyclic compound of claim 9 , wherein R 1 to R 4 of Formula 1 are each independently one of following Formula 3-1 to Formula 3-3:

16. The polycyclic compound of claim 9 , wherein the compound represented by Formula 1 is any one among compounds represented in following Compound Group 1:

17. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 1 , wherein the emission layer is configured to emit delayed fluorescence.

18. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 1 , wherein the emission layer is a delayed fluorescence emission layer comprising a host and a dopant, and

the dopant is the polycyclic compound.

19. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 1 , wherein the emission layer is a thermally activated delayed fluorescence emission layer configured to emit blue light.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 7, 2019
From: SAKAMOTO, NAOYA
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0033427 · Mar 22, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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