IP Library Granted Patent US 11,101,432
Granted Patent B2
US 11,101,432 · App. 16/533,881 · Granted Aug 24, 2021

Light-emitting element, light-emitting device, electronic device, and lighting device

Inventors: Sachiko Kawakami (Kanagawa, JP); Tsunenori Suzuki (Kanagawa, JP); Yusuke Takita (Kanagawa, JP); Satoshi Seo (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H01L51/0061C07D307/77C09K11/06H01L51/006H01L51/0072H01L51/0073C09K2211/1007C09K2211/1011C09K2211/1014H01L27/3262H01L51/0054H01L51/0058H01L51/5004H01L51/5012H01L51/5056H01L51/5064H01L2251/552
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Patent No.
US 11,101,432
App. No.
16/533,881
Granted
Aug 24, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A novel light-emitting element is provided. A light-emitting element with a long lifetime is provided. A light-emitting element with high emission efficiency is provided. A novel organic compound is provided. A novel organic compound having a hole-transport property is provided. A novel hole-transport material is provided. A hole-transport material including an organic compound having a substituted or unsubstituted benzonaphthofuran skeleton and a substituted or unsubstituted amine skeleton is provided. A light-emitting element using the hole-transport material is provided. An organic compound in which an amine skeleton including two aromatic hydrocarbon groups having 6 to 60 carbon atoms is bonded to the 6- or 8-position of the benzonaphthofuran skeleton is provided.

Claims (77)

1. A light-emitting element comprising:

an anode;

a cathode;

a hole-injection layer;

a hole-transport layer having a first hole-transport layer in contact with the hole-injection layer and a second hole-transport layer; and

a light-emitting layer,

wherein the hole-injection layer has an organic compound having an acceptor property,

wherein the first hole transport layer has a first hole-transport material,

wherein the second hole-transport layer has an organic compound represented by General Formula (G1),

wherein R 1 to R 8 independently represent any one of hydrogen, a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a cyclic hydrocarbon group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a cyano group, halogen, a haloalkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 60 carbon atoms,

wherein one of A and B represents a group represented by General Formula (g3) and the other represents any one of hydrogen, a cyclic hydrocarbon group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a cyano group, halogen, a haloalkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 60 carbon atoms,

wherein Ar 5 and Ar 6 independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted divalent aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 54 carbon atoms,

wherein n and m independently represent 0 to 2,

wherein the sum of carbon atoms of Ar 3 and Ar 5 is less than or equal to 60,

wherein the sum of carbon atoms of Ar 4 and Ar 6 is less than or equal to 60,

wherein Ar 3 and Ar 4 independently represent any one of an unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 60 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted benzonaphthofuranyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted dinaphthofuranyl group, and a group represented by General Formula (g2),

wherein R 11 to R 18 independently represent any one of hydrogen, a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a cyclic hydrocarbon group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a cyano group, halogen, a haloalkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 60 carbon atoms,

wherein one of Z 1 and Z 2 is bonded to a nitrogen atom in General Formula (g3) and the other represents any one of hydrogen, a cyclic hydrocarbon group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a cyano group, halogen, a haloalkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 60 carbon atoms, and

wherein the organic compound does not have two or more substituted or unsubstituted amine skeletons,

wherein a difference between a LUMO level of the organic compound having the acceptor property and a HOMO level of the first hole-transport material is less than or equal to 1 eV,

wherein a HOMO level of the organic compound is deeper than the HOMO level of the first hole-transport material, and

wherein a difference between the HOMO level of the first hole-transport material and the HOMO level of the organic compound is less than or equal to 0.3 eV.

2. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 ,

wherein the HOMO level of the first hole-transport material is greater than or equal to −5.4 eV.

3. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 ,

wherein the HOMO level of the first hole-transport material is less than or equal to −5.0 eV.

4. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 ,

wherein the difference between the HOMO level of the first hole-transport material and the HOMO level of the organic compound is less than or equal to 0.2 eV.

5. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 ,

wherein the hole-transport layer has a third hole-transport layer between the second hole-transport layer and the light-emitting layer,

wherein the third hole-transport layer has a third hole-transport material, and

wherein a difference between the HOMO level of the organic compound and a HOMO level of the third hole-transport material is less than or equal to 0.3 eV.

6. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 ,

wherein the light-emitting layer has a host material and a light-emitting material, and

wherein a HOMO level of the host material is deeper than or equal to the HOMO level of the organic compound.

7. A light-emitting device comprising:

the light-emitting element according to claim 1 ; and

a transistor or a substrate.

8. A light-emitting element comprising:

an anode;

a cathode;

a hole-injection layer;

a hole-transport layer having a first hole-transport layer in contact with the hole-injection layer and a second hole-transport layer; and

a light-emitting layer,

wherein the hole-injection layer has an organic compound having an acceptor property,

wherein the first hole transport layer has a first hole-transport material,

wherein the hole-transport layer includes an organic compound represented by General Formula (G1),

wherein R 1 to R 8 independently represent any one of hydrogen, a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a cyclic hydrocarbon group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a cyano group, halogen, a haloalkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 60 carbon atoms,

wherein one of A and B represents a group represented by General Formula (g3) and the other represents any one of hydrogen, a cyclic hydrocarbon group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a cyano group, halogen, a haloalkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 60 carbon atoms,

wherein Ar 5 and Ar 6 independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted divalent aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 54 carbon atoms,

wherein n represents 0 or 1,

wherein m represents 1,

wherein the sum of carbon atoms of Ar 3 and Ar 5 is less than or equal to 60,

wherein the sum of carbon atoms of Ar 4 and Ar 6 is less than or equal to 60,

wherein Ar 3 and Ar 4 independently represent any one of an unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 60 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted benzonaphthofuranyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted dinaphthofuranyl group, and a group represented by General Formula (g2),

wherein R 11 to R 18 independently represent any one of hydrogen, a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a cyclic hydrocarbon group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a cyano group, halogen, a haloalkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 60 carbon atoms,

wherein one of Z 1 and Z 2 is bonded to a nitrogen atom in General Formula (g3) and the other represents any one of hydrogen, a cyclic hydrocarbon group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a cyano group, halogen, a haloalkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 60 carbon atoms,

wherein the organic compound does not have two or more substituted or unsubstituted amine skeletons,

wherein a difference between a LUMO level of the organic compound having the acceptor property and a HOMO level of the first hole-transport material is less than or equal to 1 eV,

wherein a HOMO level of the organic compound is deeper than or equal to the HOMO level of the first hole-transport material, and

wherein a difference between the HOMO level of the first hole-transport material and the HOMO level of the organic compound is less than or equal to 0.3 eV.

9. The light-emitting element according to claim 8 ,

wherein the HOMO level of the first hole-transport material is greater than or equal to −5.4 eV.

10. The light-emitting element according to claim 8 ,

wherein the HOMO level of the first hole-transport material is less than or equal to −5.0 eV.

11. The light-emitting element according to claim 8 ,

wherein the difference between the HOMO level of the first hole-transport material and the HOMO level of the organic compound is less than or equal to 0.2 eV.

12. The light-emitting element according to claim 8 ,

wherein the hole-transport layer has a third hole-transport layer between the second hole-transport layer and the light-emitting layer,

wherein the third hole-transport layer has a third hole-transport material, and

wherein a difference between the HOMO level of the organic compound and a HOMO level of the third hole-transport material is less than or equal to 0.3 eV.

13. The light-emitting element according to claim 8 ,

wherein the light-emitting layer has a host material and a light-emitting material, and

wherein a HOMO level of the host material is deeper than equal to the HOMO level of the organic compound.

14. A light-emitting device comprising:

the light-emitting element according to claim 8 ; and

a transistor or a substrate.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 7, 2019
From: KAWAKAMI, SACHIKO; SUZUKI, TSUNENORI; TAKITA, YUSUKE; SEO, SATOSHI
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 049989/0802 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-016262 · Jan 29, 2016 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 15416348 · Jan 26, 2017
Related Publication 20190363259A1 · Nov 28, 2019
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