Thioxanthone compound and organic light emitting element having the same
Provided is an organic light emitting element having a high light emission efficiency and a low drive voltage. In the organic light emitting element including a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an organic compound layer disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, the organic compound layer includes a thioxanthone compound represented by the following general formula [1].
1. A thioxanthone compound represented by the following general formula [1]:
wherein R 1 to R 8 are each independently selected from a hydrogen atom or an aryl group selected from the group consisting of a biphenyl group, a naphthyl group, a phenanthrene group, a fluorenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group and a dibenzothiophenyl group, provided that at least one of R 1 to R 8 is the aryl group; and
wherein the aryl group may further have an alkyl group, an aromatic hydrocarbon group or an aromatic heterocyclic group.
2. The thioxanthone compound according to claim 1 , wherein the R 1 , R 4 , R 5 and R 8 are each a hydrogen atom.
3. An organic light emitting element comprising:
a positive electrode, and a negative electrode; and an organic compound layer disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode,
wherein the organic compound layer comprises a thioxanthone compound represented by the following general formula [1]:
wherein R 1 to R 8 are each independently selected from a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or an aryl group selected from the group consisting of a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a naphthyl group, a phenanthrene group, a fluorenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group and a dibenzothiophenyl group, provided that at least one of R 1 to R 8 is the aryl group; and
wherein the alkyl group and the aryl group may further have an alkyl group, an aromatic hydrocarbon group or an aromatic heterocyclic group.
4. The organic light emitting element according to claim 3 , wherein the thioxanthone compound is contained in one of a hole blocking layer and a light emitting layer.
5. The organic light emitting element according to claim 3 , wherein:
the thioxanthone compound is contained in the light emitting layer;
the light emitting layer comprises a plurality of hosts and a guest; and
one of the plurality of hosts is the thioxanthone compound.
6. The organic light emitting element according to claim 5 , wherein the guest is a phosphorescent light emitting material.
7. The organic light emitting element according to claim 6 , wherein the phosphorescent light emitting material is an iridium complex.
8. A display apparatus comprising a plurality of pixels, wherein the pixels each comprise the organic light emitting element according to claim 3 , and a switching element connected to the organic light emitting element.
9. An image input apparatus comprising:
a display section to display an image, and an input section to input image information, wherein:
the display section comprises a plurality of pixels; and
the pixels each comprise the organic light emitting element according to claim 3 , and a switching element connected to the organic light emitting element.
10. A device comprising a substrate and the organic light emitting device according to claim 3 .
11. An illumination apparatus comprising the organic light emitting device according to claim 3 .
12. An exposure light source of an image forming apparatus of an electrophotographic system comprising the organic light emitting element according to claim 3 .