IP Library Granted Patent US 11,444,251
Granted Patent B2
US 11,444,251 · App. 16/349,056 · Granted Sep 13, 2022

Organic electroluminescent element

Inventors: Kazuhiro Oikawa (Hachioji, JP); Akihiro Kimura (Hino, JP)
Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
H01L51/0072C07D213/22C07D271/107C07D401/14C07D405/14C07D471/04C07D471/14C07D487/04C07D495/04C07F9/65685C07F9/657163H01L51/007H01L51/0052H01L51/0067H01L51/0071H01L51/0073H01L51/0074H01L51/5012H01L51/5016H01L51/5072H01L2251/558
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Patent No.
US 11,444,251
App. No.
16/349,056
Granted
Sep 13, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is an organic electroluminescent element having high efficiency, a long lifetime, and bending resistance. An organic electroluminescent element includes a light emitting layer and an electron transport layer adjacent to the light emitting layer between a positive electrode and a negative electrode. A host compound of the light emitting layer has an ionization potential deeper than that of a light emitting dopant of the light emitting layer by 0.3 eV or more. At least one organic compound contained in the electron transport layer has a molecular dipole moment of 6.0 debye or more.

Claims (19)

1. An organic electroluminescent element comprising: a light emitting layer; and an electron transport layer adjacent to the light emitting layer between a positive electrode and a negative electrode, wherein

a host compound of the light emitting layer has an ionization potential deeper than that of a light emitting dopant of the light emitting layer by 0.3 eV or more and 2.0 eV or less, and

at least one organic compound contained in the electron transport layer has a molecular dipole moment of 8.0 debye or more and 16.0 debye or less,

wherein the organic compound is a compound represented by the following general formula (1):

wherein Z 1 and Z 2 each represent a pyridine ring which may have a substituent, Z 3 represents a simple bond, and R 101 represents an aryl group which may have a substituent or an aromatic heterocyclic group which may have a substituent.

2. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 1 , wherein the molecular dipole moment of the organic compound is 10.0 debye or more and 16.0 debye or less.

3. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 1 , wherein the molecular dipole moment of the organic compound is 12.0 debye or more and 16.0 debye or less.

4. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 1 , wherein the organic compound is a compound represented by general formula (1), containing only carbon, nitrogen, and hydrogen.

5. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 1 , wherein a whole of constituent layers of the organic electroluminescent element contains a polar fluorinated solvent in an amount of 1000 ppm by mass or less.

6. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 5 , wherein the polar fluorinated solvent is any one or more selected from a fluorinated alcohol, a fluorinated ester, and a fluorinated ether.

7. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 5 , wherein the polar fluorinated solvent contains a fluorinated alcohol having 3 to 5 carbon atoms.

8. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 1 , wherein the light emitting layer is formed of a compound having a molecular weight of 500 or more and 3,000 or less.

9. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 1 , wherein the light emitting layer has a film thickness of 50 nm or more and 5 μm or less.

10. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 2 , wherein a whole of constituent layers of the organic electroluminescent element contains a polar fluorinated solvent in an amount of 1000 ppm by mass or less.

11. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 2 , wherein the light emitting layer is formed of a compound having a molecular weight of 500 or more and 3,000 or less.

12. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 2 , wherein the light emitting layer has a film thickness of 50 nm or more and 5 μm or less.

13. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 3 , wherein a whole of constituent layers of the organic electroluminescent element contains a polar fluorinated solvent in an amount of 1000 ppm by mass or less.

14. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 3 , wherein the light emitting layer is formed of a compound having a molecular weight of 500 or more and 3,000 or less.

15. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 3 , wherein the light emitting layer has a film thickness of 50 nm or more and 5 μm or less.

Assignments (4)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE NAME OF ASSIGNEE PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 055135 FRAME: 0995. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Feb 7, 2022
From: MERCK PERFORMANCE MATERIALS GERMANY GMBH
To: MERCK PATENT GMBH
Reel/Frame 058981/0188 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 3, 2021
From: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
To: MERCK PERFORMANCE MATERIALS GERMANY GMBH
Reel/Frame 055135/0757 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 3, 2021
From: MERCK PERFORMANCE MATERIALS GERMANY GMBH
To: MERCK PATENTS GMBH
Reel/Frame 055135/0995 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 10, 2019
From: OIKAWA, KAZUHIRO; KIMURA, AKIHIRO
To: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
Reel/Frame 049151/0908 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2016-231746 · Nov 29, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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