IP Library Granted Patent US 11,158,821
Granted Patent B2
US 11,158,821 · App. 16/317,491 · Granted Oct 26, 2021

Organic electroluminescent device and manufacturing method thereof

Inventors: Weiwei Li (Kunshan, CN); Fei Zhao (Kunshan, CN); Chao Min (Kunshan, CN); Song Liu (Kunshan, CN); Wei Ao (Kunshan, CN); Yucheng Liu (Kunshan, CN)
Assignees: Kunshan New Flat Panel Display Technology Center Co., Ltd.; KunShan Go-Visionox Opto-Electronics Co., Ltd
H01L51/0094H01L51/001H01L51/0069H01L51/0071H01L51/0072H01L51/50H01L51/5004H01L51/5016H01L51/5056H01L51/5088H01L51/5096H01L51/52H01L51/56H01L51/007H01L51/0065H01L51/0067H01L51/0068H01L2251/308H01L2251/552H01L2251/556
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Patent No.
US 11,158,821
App. No.
16/317,491
Granted
Oct 26, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application provides an organic electroluminescent device and a manufacturing method thereof. A host material of a light-emitting layer of the organic electroluminescent device is co-evaporated by a donor host material and a acceptor host material in a same evaporation source to form an exciplex, which solves the technical problems such as low luminous efficiency, short service life or complicated operation process of the organic electroluminescent device in the prior art. The organic electroluminescent device according to the present application includes an anode, a cathode and a light-emitting layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, a host material of the light-emitting layer is formed by premixing a donor host material and a acceptor host material, the donor host material and the acceptor host material are co-evaporated in a same evaporation source to form an exciplex, and the host material is doped with a guest material.

Claims (48)

1. An organic electroluminescent device, comprising:

an anode,

a cathode, and

a light-emitting layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, a host material of the light-emitting layer being formed by premixing a donor host material and a acceptor host material, the donor host material and the acceptor host material being co-evaporated in a same evaporation source to form an exciplex, the host material being doped with a guest material,

wherein a triplet energy level of the donor host is greater than a singlet energy level of the exciplex, an energy gap between the triplet energy level of the donor host and the singlet energy level of the exciplex is greater than or equal to 0.2 eV; and an absolute value of HOMO energy level of the donor host is less than or equal to 5.3 eV;

a triplet energy level of the acceptor host is greater than a singlet energy level of the exciplex, an energy gap between the triplet energy level of the acceptor host and the singlet energy level of the exciplex is greater than 0.2 eV; and an absolute value of LUMO energy level of the acceptor host is greater than 2.0 eV; and

glass transition temperatures of the donor host and the acceptor host are greater than 100° C.

2. The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 1 , further comprising a hole injection layer and a hole transport layer sequentially stacked on the anode, and an optical compensation layer disposed between the hole transport layer and the light-emitting layer.

3. The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 2 , wherein the optical compensation layer is made of an electron blocking material, and a triplet energy level of the electron blocking material is greater than a triplet energy level of the exciplex.

4. The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 1 , wherein evaporation temperatures of the donor host and the acceptor host are respectively 150° C.˜500° C.

5. The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 1 , wherein an absolute value of a difference between evaporation temperatures of the donor host and the acceptor host is less than 30° C.

6. The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 1 , wherein a doping mass ratio of the donor host and the acceptor host is 1:9˜9:1.

7. The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 1 , wherein a molecular formula of the donor host material is:

wherein Ar 1 , Ar 2 , Ar 3 and Ar 4 substituents are same or different, and are independently selected from an arylene group or a heteroarylene group; and

structures of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are

wherein Ar 5 , A, Ar 6 , B and Ar 7 are connected in a fused ring manner, sharing two atoms, Ar 5 , Ar 6 and Ar 7 are the same or different, are independently selected from a benzene ring, a substituted benzene ring, a naphthalene ring, a substituted naphthalene ring, an anthracene ring or a substituted anthracene ring, A is a five-membered heterocyclic ring or a six-membered heterocyclic ring containing nitrogen atoms, and B is a five-membered ring, a five-membered heterocyclic ring, a six-membered ring or a six-membered heterocyclic ring; and/or,

a molecular formula of the acceptor host material is:

wherein X 1 and X 2 are same or different, and are —CH— or —N— respectively;

Y is —O—, —S—, —Se—, —C(CH 3 ) 2 —, —C(C 6 H 5 ) 2 — or —C(9-fluorenyl)-;

Ar 8 and Ar 9 substituents are the same or different, and are independently selected from an arylene group or a heteroarylene group; and

structures of R 5 and R 6 are

wherein Ar 10 , C ring, Ar 11 , D ring and Ar 12 are connected in a fused ring manner, sharing two atoms, and Ar 10 , Ar 11 and Ar 12 are the same or different, and are independently selected from a benzene ring, a substituted benzene ring, a naphthalene ring or a substituted naphthalene ring, C ring is a five-membered heterocyclic ring or a six-membered heterocyclic ring containing nitrogen atoms, and D ring is a five-membered ring, a five-membered heterocyclic ring, a six-membered ring or a six-membered heterocyclic ring.

8. The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 7 , wherein the R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 are independently selected from any one of the following molecular structures:

9. The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 7 , wherein the donor host material is a compound with the following structures:

10. The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 7 , wherein the acceptor host material is a compound with the following structures:

11. A manufacturing method for an organic electroluminescent device, comprising:

disposing an anode on a substrate;

disposing a light-emitting layer on the anode, a host material of the light-emitting layer being formed by premixing a donor host material and an acceptor host material, the donor host material and the acceptor host material being co-evaporated in a same evaporation source to form an exciplex, and the host material is doped with a guest material; and

disposing a cathode on the light-emitting layer,

wherein a triplet energy level of the donor host is greater than a singlet energy level of the exciplex, an energy gap between the triplet energy level of the donor host and the singlet energy level of the exciplex is greater than or equal to 0.2 eV; and an absolute value of HOMO energy level of the donor host is less than or equal to 5.3 eV;

a triplet energy level of the acceptor host is greater than a singlet energy level of the exciplex, an energy gap between the triplet energy level of the acceptor host and the singlet energy level of the exciplex is greater than 0.2 eV; and an absolute value of LUMO energy level of the acceptor host is greater than 2.0 eV; and

glass transition temperatures of the donor host and the acceptor host are greater than 100° C.

12. The manufacturing method for an organic electroluminescent device according to claim 11 , further comprising:

sequentially stacking a hole injection layer and a hole transport layer between the anode and the light-emitting layer; and

disposing an optical compensation layer between the hole transport layer and the light-emitting layer.

13. The manufacturing method for an organic electroluminescent device according to claim 11 , wherein evaporation temperatures of the donor host and the acceptor host are respectively 150° C.˜500° C.

14. The manufacturing method for an organic electroluminescent device according to claim 11 , wherein an absolute value of a difference between evaporation temperatures of the donor host and the acceptor host is less than 30° C.

15. The manufacturing method for an organic electroluminescent device according to claim 11 , wherein a doping mass ratio of the donor host and the acceptor host is 1:9˜9:1.

16. The manufacturing method for an organic electroluminescent device according claim 11 , wherein a molecular formula of the donor host material is:

wherein Ar 1 , Ar 2 , Ar 3 and Ar 4 substituents are same or different, and are independently selected from an arylene group or a heteroarylene group; and

structures of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are

wherein Ar 5 , A, Ar 6 , B and Ar 7 are connected in a fused ring manner, sharing two atoms, Ar 5 , Ar 6 and Ar 7 are the same or different, and are independently selected from a benzene ring, a substituted benzene ring, a naphthalene ring, a substituted naphthalene ring, an anthracene ring or a substituted anthracene ring, A is a five-membered heterocyclic ring or a six-membered heterocyclic ring containing nitrogen atoms, and B is a five-membered ring, a five-membered heterocyclic ring, a six-membered ring or a six-membered heterocyclic ring; and/or,

a molecular formula of the acceptor host material is:

wherein X 1 and X 2 are same or different, and are —CH— or —N— respectively;

Y is —O—, —S—, —Se—, —C(CH 3 ) 2 —, —C(C 6 H 5 ) 2 — or —C(9-fluorenyl)-;

Ar 8 and Ar 9 substituents are the same or different, and are independently selected from an arylene group or a heteroarylene group; and

structures of R 5 and R 6 are

wherein Ar 10 , C ring, Ar 11 , D ring and Ar 12 are connected in a fused ring manner, sharing two atoms, and Ar 10 , Ar 11 and Ar 12 are the same or different, and are independently selected from a benzene ring, a substituted benzene ring, a naphthalene ring or a substituted naphthalene ring, C ring is a five-membered heterocyclic ring or a six-membered heterocyclic ring containing nitrogen atoms, and D ring is a five-membered ring, a five-membered heterocyclic ring, a six-membered ring or a six-membered heterocyclic ring.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 11, 2019
From: LI, WEIWEI; ZHAO, FEI; MIN, CHAO; LIU, SONG; AO, WEI; LIU, YUCHENG
To: KUNSHAN NEW FLAT PANEL DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CENTER CO., LTD.; KUNSHAN GO-VISIONOX OPTO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 201710048295.3 · Jan 20, 2017 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2018073380 · Jan 19, 2018
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