IP Library Granted Patent US 11,387,417
Granted Patent B2
US 11,387,417 · App. 16/483,062 · Granted Jul 12, 2022

Organic electroluminescent device

Inventors: Tae-Jin Lee (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Jeong-Eun Yang (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Dong-Hyung Lee (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Sang-Hee Cho (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
H01L51/0072H01L51/006H01L51/0061H01L51/0067H01L51/0073H01L51/0074C07D403/14C07D405/14C07D487/06C07D491/048H01L51/5004H01L51/5012H01L51/5056H01L51/5072H01L51/5088
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Patent No.
US 11,387,417
App. No.
16/483,062
Granted
Jul 12, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an organic electroluminescent device comprising a light-emitting layer and a hole transport zone. By comprising a specific combination of a light-emitting layer and a hole transport zone, it is possible to provide an organic electroluminescent device having low driving voltage, high luminous efficiency and/or long lifespan properties.

Claims (38)

1. An organic electroluminescent device comprising a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, a light-emitting layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a hole transport zone between the first electrode and the light-emitting layer, wherein the light-emitting layer comprises a compound represented by the following formula 1:

wherein,

X 1 represents N-L-(Ar) a , S, or O,

L represents a single bond, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)arylene, or a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroarylene,

Ar represents hydrogen, deuterium, a halogen, a cyano, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C1-C30)alkylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C6-C30)arylamino, or a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylamino,

Y 1 to Y 12 , each independently, represent N or CR 1 ,

R 1 , each independently, represents hydrogen, deuterium, a halogen, a cyano, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C3-C30)cycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkoxy, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C1-C30)alkylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted di(C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyldi(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C1-C30)alkylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C6-C30)arylamino, or a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylamino; or are linked to an adjacent substituent(s) to form a substituted or unsubstituted ring, and

a represents an integer of 1 to 4, where if a is an integer of 2 or more, each of Ar may be the same or different; and

the hole transport zone comprises an arylamine derivative, and the HOMO energy level of the arylamine derivative satisfies the following equation 11:

−5.0 eV≤HOMO≤−4.65 eV  (11).

2. The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 1 , wherein the substituents of the substituted alkyl, the substituted aryl(ene), the substituted heteroaryl(ene), the substituted cycloalkyl, the substituted alkoxy, the substituted trialkylsilyl, the substituted dialkylarylsilyl, the substituted alkyldiarylsilyl, the substituted triarylsilyl, the substituted mono- or di-alkylamino, the substituted mono- or di-arylamino, the substituted alkylarylamino, and the substituted ring in L, Ar, and R 1 , each independently, are at least one selected from the group consisting of deuterium; a halogen; a cyano; a carboxyl; a nitro; a hydroxyl; a (C1-C30)alkyl; a halo(C1-C30)alkyl; a (C2-C30)alkenyl; a (C2-C30)alkynyl; a (C1-C30)alkoxy; a (C1-C30)alkylthio; a (C3-C30)cycloalkyl; a (C3-C30)cycloalkenyl; a (3- to 7-membered)heterocycloalkyl; a (C6-C30)aryloxy; a (C6-C30)arylthio; a (5- to 50-membered)heteroaryl unsubstituted or substituted with a (C1-C30)alkyl(s) or a (C6-C30)aryl(s); a (C6-C30)aryl unsubstituted or substituted with a (3- to 50-membered)heteroaryl; a tri(C1-C30)alkylsilyl; a tri(C6-C30)arylsilyl; a di(C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylsilyl; a (C1-C30)alkyldi(C6-C30)arylsilyl; an amino; a mono- or di-(C1-C30)alkylamino; a mono- or di-(C6-C30)arylamino; a (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylamino; a (C1-C30)alkylcarbonyl; a (C1-C30)alkoxycarbonyl; a (C6-C30)arylcarbonyl; a di(C6-C30)arylboronyl; a di(C1-C30)alkylboronyl; a (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylboronyl; a (C6-C30)aryl(C1-C30)alkyl; and a (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)aryl.

3. The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one adjacent pair of Y 1 to Y 12 in formula 1 are CR 1 and the adjacent two R 1 's of CR 1 are fused together to each independently form a ring represented by any one of the following formulas 2 to 6:

wherein,

A represents N or CR 2 ;

R 2 and R 3 , each independently, represent hydrogen, deuterium, a halogen, a cyano, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C3-C30)cycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkoxy, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C1-C30)alkylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted di(C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyldi(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C1-C30)alkylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C6-C30)arylamino, or a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylamino; and

represents a bonding site of between C and R 1 in the adjacent CR 1 .

4. The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 1 , wherein the arylamine derivative comprises a compound represented by the following formula 11:

wherein, L a to L c , each independently, represent a single bond, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)arylene, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroarylene, or a substituted or unsubstituted (C3-C30)cycloalkylene,

Ar 1 to Ar 3 , each independently, represent a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, or a substituted or unsubstituted (5- to 30-membered)heteroaryl, with the proviso that at least one of Ar 1 to Ar 3 is selected from the following formulas:

wherein,

X, each independently, represents O, S, NR 8 , or CR 9 R 10 ,

B ring represents a substituted or unsubstituted C10 aryl,

Z and V, each independently, represent O or S,

A 1 to A 12 , each independently, represent N or CR 43 ,

L d represents a single bond, or a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)arylene,

R 11 to R 35 , each independently, represent hydrogen, deuterium, a halogen, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (5- to 30-membered)heteroaryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C3-C30)cycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 7-membered)heterocycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl(C1-C30)alkyl, —NR 36 R 37 , —SiR 38 R 39 R 40 , —OR 42 , a cyano, a nitro, or a hydroxyl, or may be linked to an adjacent substituent to form a substituted or unsubstituted ring, wherein the ring comprises a spiro structure,

R 8 to R 10 and R 36 to R 43 , each independently, represent hydrogen, deuterium, a cyano, a halogen, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C3-C30)cycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 7-membered)heterocycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkoxy, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C1-C30)alkylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted di(C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyldi(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C1-C30)alkylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C6-C30)arylamino, or a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylamino, or may be linked to an adjacent substituent to form a substituted or unsubstituted ring, and

b, c, e, g, h, j, k, m, n, o, q, r, and s, each independently, represent an integer of 1 to 4; d, f, p, and t, each independently, represent an integer of 1 to 3; i represents an integer of 1 to 6; I represents 1 or 2; where each of b to t is an integer of 2 or more, each of R 11 , R 12 , R 14 to R 17 , R 22 to R 28 , and R 30 to R 35 may be the same or different.

5. The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 4 , wherein the substituents of the substituted alkyl, the substituted aryl(ene), the substituted heteroaryl(ene), the substituted cycloalkyl, the substituted heterocycloalkyl, the substituted arylalkyl, and the substituted ring in L a to L d , Ar 1 to Ar 3 , and R 8 to R 43 , each independently, are at least one selected from the group consisting of deuterium; a halogen; a cyano; a carboxyl; a nitro; a hydroxyl; a (C1-C30)alkyl; a halo(C1-C30)alkyl; a (C2-C30)alkenyl; a (C2-C30)alkynyl; a (C1-C30)alkoxy; a (C1-C30)alkylthio; a (C3-C30)cycloalkyl; a (C3-C30)cycloalkenyl; a (3- to 7-membered)heterocycloalkyl; a (C6-C30)aryloxy; a (C6-C30)arylthio; a (5- to 50-membered)heteroaryl unsubstituted or substituted with a (C1-C30)alkyl(s) or a (C6-C30)aryl(s); a (C6-C30)aryl unsubstituted or substituted with a (3- to 50-membered)heteroaryl; a tri(C1-C30)alkylsilyl; a tri(C6-C30)arylsilyl; a di(C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylsilyl; a (C1-C30)alkyldi(C6-C30)arylsilyl; an amino; a mono- or di-(C1-C30)alkylamino; a mono- or di-(C6-C30)arylamino; a (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylamino; a (C1-C30)alkylcarbonyl; a (C1-C30)alkoxycarbonyl; a (C6-C30)arylcarbonyl; a di(C6-C30)arylboronyl; a di(C1-C30)alkylboronyl; a (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylboronyl; a (C6-C30)aryl(C1-C30)alkyl; and a (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)aryl.

6. The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 1 , wherein the HOMO energy level of the arylamine derivative satisfies the following equation 12:

−5.0 eV≤HOMO≤−4.70 eV  (12).

7. The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 1 , comprising a first hole transport layer between the first electrode and the light-emitting layer, and a second hole transport layer between the first hole transport layer and the light-emitting layer, wherein the second hole transport layer comprises an arylamine derivative containing a fluorene or a fused flourene, and the HOMO energy level of the arylamine derivative satisfies the equation 11.

8. The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 1 , wherein the arylamine derivative is at least one selected from the following compounds:

9. The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 1 , wherein the hole transport zone comprises a p-doped hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, and a light-emitting auxiliary layer.

10. An organic electroluminescent device comprising a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, a light-emitting layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a hole transport zone between the first electrode and the light-emitting layer, wherein the light-emitting layer comprises at least one compound selected from the following compounds:

and

the hole transport zone comprises an arylamine derivative, and the HOMO energy level of the arylamine derivative satisfies the following equation 11:

−5.0 eV≤HOMO≤−4.65 eV  (11).

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 17, 2024
From: ROHM & HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS KOREA LTD
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 19, 2022
From: LEE, TAE-JIN; YANG, JEONG-EUN; LEE, DONG-HYUNG; CHO, SANG-HEE
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